ALL meanings of file
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F f - noun file folder for keeping information 1
- noun file tool 1
- noun file computer file 1
- transitive verb file classify 1
- transitive verb file smooth with a file 1
- noun file information, dossier 1
- noun file set of papers 1
- noun file nail file 1
- noun file line, array 1
- intransitive verb file walk in line 1
- transitive verb file smooth with a nail file 1
- transitive verb file law, complaint 1
- noun file a powder made from the ground leaves of the sassafras tree, used as a thickener and to impart a pungent taste to soups, gumbos, and other dishes. 1
- noun Definition of file in Technology (file system) An element of data storage in a file system. The history of computing is rich in varied kinds of files and file systems, whether ornate like the Macintosh file system or deficient like many simple pre-1980s file systems that didn't have directories. However, a typical file has these characteristics: * It is a single sequence of bytes (but consider Macintosh resource forks). * It has a finite length, unlike, e.g., a Unix device. * It is stored in a non-volatile storage medium (but see ramdrive). * It exists (nominally) in a directory. * It has a name that it can be referred to by in file operations, possibly in combination with its path. Additionally, a file system may support other file attributes, such as permissions; timestamps for creation, last modification, and last access and revision numbers (a` la VMS). Compare: document. 1
- noun file A folder or box for holding loose papers that are typically arranged in a particular order for easy reference. 1
- countable noun file A file is a box or a folded piece of heavy paper or plastic in which letters or documents are kept. 0
- countable noun file A file is a collection of information about a particular person or thing. 0
- verb file If you file a document, you put it in the correct file. 0
- countable noun file In computing, a file is a set of related data that has its own name. 0
- verb file If you file a formal or legal accusation, complaint, or request, you make it officially. 0
- verb file When someone files a report or a news story, they send or give it to their employer. 0
- verb file When a group of people files somewhere, they walk one behind the other in a line. 0
- countable noun file A file is a hand tool which is used for rubbing hard objects to make them smooth, shape them, or cut through them. 0
- verb file If you file an object, you smooth it, shape it, or cut it with a file. 0
- noun file a folder, box, etc, used to keep documents or other items in order 0
- noun file the documents, etc, kept in this way 0
- noun file documents or information about a specific subject, person, etc 0
- noun file an orderly line or row 0
- noun file a line of people in marching formation, one behind another 0
- noun file any of the eight vertical rows of squares on a chessboard 0
- noun file a named collection of information, in the form of text, programs, graphics, etc, held on a permanent storage device such as a magnetic disk 0
- noun file a list or catalogue 0
- noun file a group of problems or responsibilities, esp in government, associated with a particular topic 0
- verb file to place (a document, letter, etc) in a file 0
- verb file to put on record, esp to place (a legal document) on public or official record; register 0
- verb file to bring (a suit, esp a divorce suit) in a court of law 0
- verb file to submit (copy) to a newspaper or news agency 0
- verb file to march or walk in a file or files 0
- noun file a hand tool consisting essentially of a steel blade with small cutting teeth on some or all of its faces. It is used for shaping or smoothing metal, wood, etc 0
- noun file a cunning or deceitful person 0
- verb file to shape or smooth (a surface) with a file 0
- verb file to pollute or defile 0
- verb transitive file to arrange (papers, etc.) in order for future reference 0
- verb transitive file to put (a paper, etc.) in its proper place or order 0
- verb transitive file to dispatch (a news story) to a newspaper, news agency, etc. 0
- verb transitive file to register (an application, etc.) 0
- verb transitive file to put (a legal document) on public record 0
- verb transitive file to initiate (a divorce suit or other legal action) 0
- intransitive verb file to move in a line 0
- intransitive verb file to register oneself as a candidate (for a political office) 0