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{{also|filé}}
 
{{also|filé}}
 
==English==
 
==English==
{{wikipedia|dab=file}}
 
  
 
====Noun====
 
====Noun====
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# {{computing}} An [[aggregation]] of [[data]] on a [[storage]] [[device]], identified by a [[name]].
 
# {{computing}} An [[aggregation]] of [[data]] on a [[storage]] [[device]], identified by a [[name]].
 
# A [[column]] of people one behind another.
 
# A [[column]] of people one behind another.
#: ''The troops marched in Indian '''file'''.''
 
 
# {{chess}} one of the eight vertical lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those which run from number to number). The analog horizontal lines are the ''[[rank]]s''.
 
# {{chess}} one of the eight vertical lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those which run from number to number). The analog horizontal lines are the ''[[rank]]s''.
 
[[Image:Queue de rat.png|thumb|right|A file (tool).]]
 
 
 
# A hand [[tool]] consisting of a handle to which a block of coarse metal is attached, and used for removing sharp edges or for cutting, especially through metal
 
# A hand [[tool]] consisting of a handle to which a block of coarse metal is attached, and used for removing sharp edges or for cutting, especially through metal
 
# {{slang|archaic}} A [[man]], [[guy]], [[fellow]]; especially one known for being [[cunning]] or [[resourceful]].
 
# {{slang|archaic}} A [[man]], [[guy]], [[fellow]]; especially one known for being [[cunning]] or [[resourceful]].
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# {{intransitive}} To cut with a file (cutting tool).
 
# {{intransitive}} To cut with a file (cutting tool).
 
# {{intransitive|with ''for''|chiefly|_|legal}} To make a formal request for the benefit of an official status.
 
# {{intransitive|with ''for''|chiefly|_|legal}} To make a formal request for the benefit of an official status.
#: ''She '''filed''' for divorce the next day.''
 
#: ''The company '''filed''' for bankruptcy when the office opened on Monday.''
 
#: ''They '''filed''' for a refund under their warranty.
 
 
# {{intransitive}} To [[move]] in a file
 
# {{intransitive}} To [[move]] in a file
 
# {{transitive}} to [[smooth]], [[grind]], or [[cut]] with a file
 
# {{transitive}} to [[smooth]], [[grind]], or [[cut]] with a file
#: ''I'd better '''file''' the bottoms of the table legs. Otherwise they will scratch the flooring.''
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# {{archaic}} to [[defile]]
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# to [[corrupt]]
  
 
===Adverbs for File===
 
===Adverbs for File===
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===Verbs for File===
 
===Verbs for File===
(''catalogue or cabinet'')  
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(''catalogue or cabinet'') arrange in—; assemble in—; catalogue—; clean—; destroy—; dig into—; feed—; go through—; lodge in—; prepare—; preserve in—; pull from—; rank in—; refer to—; search—; store in—; wade through—; — aids; —arranges; —facilitates; —separates.  
arrange in—; assemble in—; catalogue—; clean—; destroy—; dig into—; feed—; go through—; lodge in—; prepare—; preserve in—; pull from—; rank in—; refer to—; search—; store in—; wade through—; — aids; —arranges; —facilitates; —separates.  
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===Adjectives for File===
 
===Adjectives for File===
(''general'')  
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(''general'') endless; extensive; newspaper; glittering; moldering; lengthening; four-ranked; successive (pi); straggling; droning.
endless; extensive; newspaper; glittering; moldering; lengthening; four-ranked; successive (pi); straggling; droning.
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===Synonyms for File===
 
===Synonyms for File===
 
* (''noun'')  [[arrangement]], [[cabinet]], [[drawer]], [[chart]], [[folder]], [[line]], [[row]], [[column]], [[list]], [[index]], [[catalog]], [[record]], [[dossier]], [[rasp]], [[tool]].
 
* (''noun'')  [[arrangement]], [[cabinet]], [[drawer]], [[chart]], [[folder]], [[line]], [[row]], [[column]], [[list]], [[index]], [[catalog]], [[record]], [[dossier]], [[rasp]], [[tool]].
 
====Derived terms====
 
{{rel-top|terms derived from ''file (use tool) {verb}''}}
 
* [[filing]]
 
{{rel-mid}}
 
{{rel-bottom}}
 
 
====Derived terms====
 
{{rel-top|terms derived from ''file (tool) (noun)''}}
 
* [[file snake]]
 
{{rel-mid}}
 
* [[nail-file]]
 
* [[rat-tail file]]
 
{{rel-bottom}}
 
 
====Derived terms====
 
* [[filings]]<!-- especially in the plural -->
 
  
 
===Thesaurus===
 
===Thesaurus===
[[Indian file]], [[KP]], [[ablate]], [[abrade]], [[abrase]], [[achievement]], [[aculeate]], [[acuminate]], [[alerion]], [[alphabetize]], [[aluminum oxide]], [[ammunition box]], [[analyze]], [[animal charge]], [[annulet]], [[apply for]], [[archives]], [[argent]], [[ark]], [[armorial bearings]], [[armory]], [[arms]], [[army]], [[army group]], [[arrange]], [[array]], [[articulation]], [[ask]], [[ask for]], [[assort]], [[attache case]], [[auto polish]], [[azure]], [[backpack]], [[bandeau]], [[bandolier]], [[bank]], [[bar]], [[bar sinister]], [[barb]], [[bark]], [[baton]], [[battalion]], [[battery]], [[battle group]], [[bearings]], [[beg leave]], [[bend]], [[bend sinister]], [[bespeak]], [[bibliography]], [[billet]], [[billfold]], [[bin]], [[blank]], [[blazon]], [[blazonry]], [[book]], [[boot]], [[bordure]], [[box]], [[break down]], [[briefcase]], [[brigade]], [[broad arrow]], [[bulletin board]], [[bundle away]], [[bunker]], [[buzz]], [[cache]], [[cadency mark]], [[cadre]], [[caisson]], [[calendar]], [[call for]], [[canister]], [[canton]], [[capsula]], [[capsule]], [[card]], [[card catalog]], [[cardcase]], [[carton]], [[carve]], [[case]], [[casket]], [[catalog]], [[catalog card]], [[catalogue raisonne]], [[categorize]], [[catena]], [[catenation]], [[cedar chest]], [[chafe]], [[chain]], [[chain reaction]], [[chaining]], [[chalk]], [[chalk up]], [[chancery]], [[chaplet]], [[charge]], [[check in]], [[chest]], [[chevron]], [[chief]], [[chirograph]], [[chronicle]], [[chronologize]], [[cigarette case]], [[cist]], [[class]], [[classified catalog]], [[classify]], [[coat of arms]], [[cockatrice]], [[codify]], [[coffer]], [[coffin]], [[cohort]], [[colcothar]], [[column]], [[combat command]], [[combat team]], [[compact]], [[company]], [[complete]], [[concatenation]], [[cone]], [[connection]], [[consecution]], [[continuum]], [[coronet]], [[corps]], [[corundum]], [[course]], [[crate]], [[crave]], [[crescent]], [[crest]], [[crib]], [[crocus]], [[cross]], [[cross moline]], [[crown]], [[cuspidate]], [[cut]], [[cycle]], [[data]], [[defile]], [[demand]], [[deposit]], [[descent]], [[desire]], [[detachment]], [[detail]], [[device]], [[difference]], [[differencing]], [[digest]], [[disc]], [[dispatch box]], [[divide]], [[division]], [[docket]], [[document]], [[documentation]], [[dossier]], [[drone]], [[eagle]], [[echelon]], [[edge]], [[emery]], [[emery board]], [[emery paper]], [[endless belt]], [[endless round]], [[engrave]], [[enroll]], [[enscroll]], [[enter]], [[enumerate]], [[envelope]], [[erase]], [[ermine]], [[ermines]], [[erminites]], [[erminois]], [[erode]], [[escutcheon]], [[etui]], [[falcon]], [[fess]], [[fess point]], [[field]], [[field army]], [[field train]], [[file folder]], [[file for]], [[file off]], [[files]], [[filiation]], [[filing box]], [[filing card]], [[filing system]], [[fill out]], [[film]], [[finding list]], [[flanch]], [[fleur-de-lis]], [[flying column]], [[folder]], [[folio]], [[footslog]], [[form]], [[fray]], [[frazzle]], [[fret]], [[fur]], [[fusil]], [[gall]], [[gamut]], [[garland]], [[garnet]], [[garrison]], [[gnaw]], [[gnaw away]], [[go on parade]], [[goose-step]], [[gradation]], [[grade]], [[grate]], [[grave]], [[graze]], [[griffin]], [[grind]], [[group]], [[gules]], [[gyron]], [[handlist]], [[hatchment]], [[helmet]], [[heraldic device]], [[hike]], [[holograph]], [[holster]], [[hone]], [[honor point]], [[hope chest]], [[housewife]], [[hum]], [[hussy]], [[hutch]], [[impalement]], [[impaling]], [[impanel]], [[incise]], [[indent]], [[index]], [[index card]], [[inescutcheon]], [[information]], [[inscribe]], [[insert]], [[instrument]], [[inventory]], [[itemize]], [[jot down]], [[keep score]], [[kit]], [[kitchen police]], [[label]], [[lay away]], [[lay down]], [[lay in]], [[lay in store]], [[legal document]], [[legal instrument]], [[legal paper]], [[legion]], [[letter file]], [[library catalog]], [[line]], [[lineage]], [[lion]], [[list]], [[lodge]], [[log]], [[lozenge]], [[magnetic tape]], [[make a memorandum]], [[make a note]], [[make a request]], [[make a requisition]], [[make an entry]], [[make application]], [[make out]], [[maniple]], [[mantling]], [[march]], [[march past]], [[mark down]], [[marshaling]], [[martlet]], [[mascle]], [[matriculate]], [[metal]], [[microcard]], [[microdot]], [[microfiche]], [[microfilm]], [[minute]], [[monotone]], [[monstrance]], [[motion-picture film]], [[motto]], [[mullet]], [[mush]], [[nail file]], [[nexus]], [[nombril point]], [[note]], [[note down]], [[octofoil]], [[official document]], [[oilstone]], [[or]], [[order]], [[ordinary]], [[organization]], [[organize]], [[orle]], [[ostensorium]], [[outfit]], [[pack away]], [[packet]], [[packing case]], [[pale]], [[paly]], [[paper]], [[papers]], [[parade]], [[parchment]], [[pean]], [[pendulum]], [[periodicity]], [[personal file]], [[phalanx]], [[pheon]], [[phonograph record]], [[pigeonhole]], [[pigeonholes]], [[pillbox]], [[place]], [[place upon record]], [[platoon]], [[platter]], [[plenum]], [[pod]], [[point]], [[polishes]], [[poll]], [[portfolio]], [[posse]], [[post]], [[post up]], [[powder box]], [[powder train]], [[program]], [[progression]], [[promenade]], [[pumice]], [[pumice stone]], [[purpure]], [[put away]], [[put down]], [[put in for]], [[put in order]], [[put in writing]], [[put on paper]], [[put on tape]], [[quarter]], [[quartering]], [[queue]], [[quiver]], [[rack]], [[range]], [[rank]], [[rasp]], [[rate]], [[raze]], [[record]], [[recurrence]], [[reduce to writing]], [[regiment]], [[register]], [[register office]], [[registry]], [[reliquary]], [[reposit]], [[request]], [[requisition]], [[reservoir]], [[reset]], [[reticulation]], [[roll]], [[rose]], [[rotation]], [[rottenstone]], [[rouge]], [[round]], [[routine]], [[row]], [[rub away]], [[rub off]], [[rub out]], [[run]], [[sable]], [[salt away]], [[salt down]], [[saltire]], [[sand]], [[sandblast]], [[sandpaper]], [[sarcophagus]], [[scabbard]], [[scale]], [[schedule]], [[score]], [[scoreboard]], [[scorecard]], [[scoresheet]], [[scour]], [[scrape]], [[scrip]], [[script]], [[scroll]], [[scrub]], [[scuff]], [[scutcheon]], [[section]], [[sequence]], [[series]], [[set]], [[set down]], [[sharpen]], [[sheath]], [[shield]], [[shoe polish]], [[silicon carbide]], [[silver polish]], [[single file]], [[skin]], [[skippet]], [[slip]], [[snuffbox]], [[socket]], [[sort]], [[spectacle case]], [[spectrum]], [[spiculate]], [[spread eagle]], [[spur]], [[squad]], [[squadron]], [[stash]], [[store]], [[store away]], [[stow]], [[stow away]], [[stow down]], [[strap]], [[string]], [[strop]], [[subdivide]], [[submit]], [[subordinary]], [[succession]], [[swath]], [[systematize]], [[tabulate]], [[tactical unit]], [[take down]], [[tally]], [[tape]], [[tape-record]], [[taper]], [[task force]], [[tea chest]], [[tenne]], [[thread]], [[ticker tape]], [[tier]], [[till]], [[tincture]], [[tinderbox]], [[torse]], [[train]], [[tramp]], [[tressure]], [[troop]], [[type]], [[unicorn]], [[unit]], [[vair]], [[vanity case]], [[vasculum]], [[vert]], [[videotape]], [[walk]], [[wallet]], [[warehouse]], [[wax]], [[wear]], [[wear away]], [[whet]], [[whistle for]], [[windrow]], [[wing]], [[wish]], [[wreath]], [[writ]], [[write]], [[write down]], [[write in]], [[write out]], [[write up]], [[writing]], [[yale]]
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[[ablate]], [[abrade]], [[abrase]], [[achievement]], [[aculeate]], [[acuminate]], [[alerion]], [[alphabetize]], [[aluminum oxide]], [[ammunition box]], [[analyze]], [[animal charge]], [[annulet]], [[apply for]], [[archives]], [[argent]], [[ark]], [[armorial bearings]], [[armory]], [[arms]], [[army]], [[army group]], [[arrange]], [[array]], [[articulation]], [[ask]], [[ask for]], [[assort]], [[attache case]], [[auto polish]], [[azure]], [[backpack]], [[bandeau]], [[bandolier]], [[bank]], [[bar]], [[bar sinister]], [[barb]], [[bark]], [[baton]], [[battalion]], [[battery]], [[battle group]], [[bearings]], [[beg leave]], [[bend]], [[bend sinister]], [[bespeak]], [[bibliography]], [[billet]], [[billfold]], [[bin]], [[blank]], [[blazon]], [[blazonry]], [[book]], [[boot]], [[bordure]], [[box]], [[break down]], [[briefcase]], [[brigade]], [[broad arrow]], [[bulletin board]], [[bundle away]], [[bunker]], [[buzz]], [[cache]], [[cadency mark]], [[cadre]], [[caisson]], [[calendar]], [[call for]], [[canister]], [[canton]], [[capsula]], [[capsule]], [[card]], [[card catalog]], [[cardcase]], [[carton]], [[carve]], [[case]], [[casket]], [[catalog]], [[catalog card]], [[catalogue raisonne]], [[categorize]], [[catena]], [[catenation]], [[cedar chest]], [[chafe]], [[chain]], [[chain reaction]], [[chaining]], [[chalk]], [[chalk up]], [[chancery]], [[chaplet]], [[charge]], [[check in]], [[chest]], [[chevron]], [[chief]], [[chirograph]], [[chronicle]], [[chronologize]], [[cigarette case]], [[cist]], [[class]], [[classified catalog]], [[classify]], [[coat of arms]], [[cockatrice]], [[codify]], [[coffer]], [[coffin]], [[cohort]], [[colcothar]], [[column]], [[combat command]], [[combat team]], [[compact]], [[company]], [[complete]], [[concatenation]], [[cone]], [[connection]], [[consecution]], [[continuum]], [[coronet]], [[corps]], [[corundum]], [[course]], [[crate]], [[crave]], [[crescent]], [[crest]], [[crib]], [[crocus]], [[cross]], [[cross moline]], [[crown]], [[cuspidate]], [[cut]], [[cycle]], [[data]], [[defile]], [[demand]], [[deposit]], [[descent]], [[desire]], [[detachment]], [[detail]], [[device]], [[difference]], [[differencing]], [[digest]], [[disc]], [[dispatch box]], [[divide]], [[division]], [[docket]], [[document]], [[documentation]], [[dossier]], [[drone]], [[eagle]], [[echelon]], [[edge]], [[emery]], [[emery board]], [[emery paper]], [[endless belt]], [[endless round]], [[engrave]], [[enroll]], [[enscroll]], [[enter]], [[enumerate]], [[envelope]], [[erase]], [[ermine]], [[ermines]], [[erminites]], [[erminois]], [[erode]], [[escutcheon]], [[etui]], [[falcon]], [[fess]], [[fess point]], [[field]], [[field army]], [[field train]], [[file folder]], [[file for]], [[file off]], [[files]], [[filiation]], [[filing box]], [[filing card]], [[filing system]], [[fill out]], [[film]], [[finding list]], [[flanch]], [[fleur-de-lis]], [[flying column]], [[folder]], [[folio]], [[footslog]], [[form]], [[fray]], [[frazzle]], [[fret]], [[fur]], [[fusil]], [[gall]], [[gamut]], [[garland]], [[garnet]], [[garrison]], [[gnaw]], [[gnaw away]], [[go on parade]], [[goose-step]], [[gradation]], [[grade]], [[grate]], [[grave]], [[graze]], [[griffin]], [[grind]], [[group]], [[gules]], [[gyron]], [[handlist]], [[hatchment]], [[helmet]], [[heraldic device]], [[hike]], [[holograph]], [[holster]], [[hone]], [[honor point]], [[hope chest]], [[housewife]], [[hum]], [[hussy]], [[hutch]], [[impalement]], [[impaling]], [[impanel]], [[incise]], [[indent]], [[index]], [[index card]], [[inescutcheon]], [[information]], [[inscribe]], [[insert]], [[instrument]], [[inventory]], [[itemize]], [[jot down]], [[keep score]], [[kit]], [[kitchen police]], [[label]], [[lay away]], [[lay down]], [[lay in]], [[lay in store]], [[legal document]], [[legal instrument]], [[legal paper]], [[legion]], [[letter file]], [[library catalog]], [[line]], [[lineage]], [[lion]], [[list]], [[lodge]], [[log]], [[lozenge]], [[magnetic tape]], [[make a memorandum]], [[make a note]], [[make a request]], [[make a requisition]], [[make an entry]], [[make application]], [[make out]], [[maniple]], [[mantling]], [[march]], [[march past]], [[mark down]], [[marshaling]], [[martlet]], [[mascle]], [[matriculate]], [[metal]], [[microcard]], [[microdot]], [[microfiche]], [[microfilm]], [[minute]], [[monotone]], [[monstrance]], [[motion-picture film]], [[motto]], [[mullet]], [[mush]], [[nail file]], [[nexus]], [[nombril point]], [[note]], [[note down]], [[octofoil]], [[official document]], [[oilstone]], [[or]], [[order]], [[ordinary]], [[organization]], [[organize]], [[orle]], [[ostensorium]], [[outfit]], [[pack away]], [[packet]], [[packing case]], [[pale]], [[paly]], [[paper]], [[papers]], [[parade]], [[parchment]], [[pean]], [[pendulum]], [[periodicity]], [[personal file]], [[phalanx]], [[pheon]], [[phonograph record]], [[pigeonhole]], [[pigeonholes]], [[pillbox]], [[place]], [[place upon record]], [[platoon]], [[platter]], [[plenum]], [[pod]], [[point]], [[polishes]], [[poll]], [[portfolio]], [[posse]], [[post]], [[post up]], [[powder box]], [[powder train]], [[program]], [[progression]], [[promenade]], [[pumice]], [[pumice stone]], [[purpure]], [[put away]], [[put down]], [[put in for]], [[put in order]], [[put in writing]], [[put on paper]], [[put on tape]], [[quarter]], [[quartering]], [[queue]], [[quiver]], [[rack]], [[range]], [[rank]], [[rasp]], [[rate]], [[raze]], [[record]], [[recurrence]], [[reduce to writing]], [[regiment]], [[register]], [[register office]], [[registry]], [[reliquary]], [[reposit]], [[request]], [[requisition]], [[reservoir]], [[reset]], [[reticulation]], [[roll]], [[rose]], [[rotation]], [[rottenstone]], [[rouge]], [[round]], [[routine]], [[row]], [[rub away]], [[rub off]], [[rub out]], [[run]], [[sable]], [[salt away]], [[salt down]], [[saltire]], [[sand]], [[sandblast]], [[sandpaper]], [[sarcophagus]], [[scabbard]], [[scale]], [[schedule]], [[score]], [[scoreboard]], [[scorecard]], [[scoresheet]], [[scour]], [[scrape]], [[scrip]], [[script]], [[scroll]], [[scrub]], [[scuff]], [[scutcheon]], [[section]], [[sequence]], [[series]], [[set]], [[set down]], [[sharpen]], [[sheath]], [[shield]], [[shoe polish]], [[silicon carbide]], [[silver polish]], [[single file]], [[skin]], [[skippet]], [[slip]], [[snuffbox]], [[socket]], [[sort]], [[spectacle case]], [[spectrum]], [[spiculate]], [[spread eagle]], [[spur]], [[squad]], [[squadron]], [[stash]], [[store]], [[store away]], [[stow]], [[stow away]], [[stow down]], [[strap]], [[string]], [[strop]], [[subdivide]], [[submit]], [[subordinary]], [[succession]], [[swath]], [[systematize]], [[tabulate]], [[tactical unit]], [[take down]], [[tally]], [[tape]], [[tape-record]], [[taper]], [[task force]], [[tea chest]], [[tenne]], [[thread]], [[ticker tape]], [[tier]], [[till]], [[tincture]], [[tinderbox]], [[torse]], [[train]], [[tramp]], [[tressure]], [[troop]], [[type]], [[unicorn]], [[unit]], [[vair]], [[vanity case]], [[vasculum]], [[vert]], [[videotape]], [[walk]], [[wallet]], [[warehouse]], [[wax]], [[wear]], [[wear away]], [[whet]], [[whistle for]], [[windrow]], [[wing]], [[wish]], [[wreath]], [[writ]], [[write]], [[write down]], [[write in]], [[write out]], [[write up]], [[writing]], [[yale]]
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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* {{rhymes|aɪl}}
 
* {{rhymes|aɪl}}
  
===Etymology 1===
 
{{etyl|fr}} {{term|lang=fr|fil||thread}}, {{etyl|la}} {{term|lang=la|filum||thread}}.
 
 
===Etymology 2===
 
French ''[[file#French|file]]'', from ''[[filer]]'', “to spin out”, “arrange one behind another”, Latin {{term|filare|fīlāre|lang=la}}, from ''[[filum]]'', “thread”.
 
 
===Etymology 3===
 
{{etyl|ang|en}} {{term|feol||lang=ang}}. Cognate with Dutch ''[[vijl]]'', German ''[[Feile]]'', West Frisian [[file]].
 
 
==Translations==
 
====Noun====
 
{{trans-top|collection of papers}}
 
* [[Afrikaans]]: {{t-|af|lêer|xs=Afrikaans}}
 
* Arabic: {{t-|ar|ملف|m|alt=مِلَفّ|tr=milaff}}
 
* [[Catalan]]: {{t+|ca|arxiu|m}},  {{t|ca|fitxer|m}}
 
* Chinese:
 
*: Mandarin: {{t|cmn|檔案|sc=Hani}},  {{t|cmn|档案|tr=dàng'àn|sc=Hani}}
 
* Croatian: {{t-|hr|fascikl|m}}, {{t-|hr|datoteka|f}}
 
* Czech: {{t-|cs|pořadač|m}}, {{t-|cs|archiv|m}}
 
* Danish: {{t|da|arkivalie|n}}
 
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|dossier|n}},  {{t|nl|ordner}}
 
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|dosiero|xs=Esperanto}}
 
* Estonian: {{t|et|toimik}}
 
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|kansio}}
 
* French: {{t+|fr|fichier|m}}
 
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ქლიბი|tr=k'libi|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
 
* German: {{t+|de|Kartei|f}}, {{t+|de|Datei|f}}, {{t+|de|Akte|f}}
 
* Greek: {{t+|el|αρχείο|n|tr=arkhío}}
 
{{trans-mid}}
 
* Italian: {{t+|it|archivio|m}}
 
* Japanese: [[綴じ込み]] (tojikomi), [[ファイル]] (fairu)
 
* Lithuanian: [[byla]], [[:lt:byla]] {{f}}
 
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t|mk|досие|n|tr=dosié}},  {{t|mk|картотека|f|tr=kartotéka}}
 
* Maltese: {{t-|mt|arkivju|m|xs=Maltese}}, {{t-|mt|fajl|m|xs=Maltese}}
 
* Polish: {{t+|pl|plik|m}}
 
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|arquivo|m}} {{qualifier|Brazil}}, {{t+|pt|ficheiro|m}} {{qualifier|Portugal}}
 
* Russian: {{t+|ru|дело|n|tr=délo}}, {{t+|ru|папка|f|tr=pápka}}
 
* [[Sotho]]: {{t|st|faele|xs=Sotho}}
 
* Spanish: {{t+|es|archivo|m}} {{qualifier|Latin America}},  {{t-|es|fichero|m}} {{qualifier|Latin America}}
 
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|arkiv|n}}
 
* Thai: {{t|th|แฟ้ม|tr=fáem}}
 
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|dosya}}
 
* Ukrainian: [[справа]] {{f}} (spr'''a'''wa)
 
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|tập tin|xs=Vietnamese}}
 
{{trans-bottom}}
 
 
{{trans-top|computer terminology}}
 
* [[Afrikaans]]: {{t-|af|lêer|xs=Afrikaans}}
 
* Arabic: {{t-|ar|ملف|m|alt=مِلَفّ|tr=milaff}}
 
* [[Catalan]]: [[arxiu]] {{m}}
 
* Chinese:
 
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|文件|tr=wénjiàn|sc=Hani}}
 
* Croatian: {{t-|hr|datoteka|f}}
 
* Czech: {{t+|cs|soubor|m}}
 
* Danish: {{t-|da|fil|c}}
 
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|bestand|n}}, {{t+|nl|file}}
 
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|dosiero|xs=Esperanto}}
 
* Estonian: {{t+|et|fail}}, {{t|et|säilik}}
 
* Finnish: {{t-|fi|tiedosto}},  {{t+|fi|kansio}}
 
* French: {{t+|fr|fichier|m}}
 
* German: {{t+|de|Datei|f}}
 
* Greek: {{t+|el|αρχείο|n|tr=arkhío}}
 
* Hebrew: {{t-|he|קובץ|m|alt=קוֹבֶץ|tr=qovéts}}
 
* Hindi: {{t|hi|फ़ाइल|tr=fā'il|xs=Hindi}}
 
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|fájl}},  {{t+|hu|adatállomány}}
 
* Icelandic: {{t|is|skrá|f}}
 
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|ファイル|tr=fairu}}
 
{{trans-mid}}
 
* Korean: {{t|ko|파일|tr=pail|sc=Hang}}
 
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|failas|m|xs=Lithuanian}}
 
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t|mk|податотека|f|tr=podatotéka}},  {{t-|mk|датотека|f|tr=datotéka}}
 
* Maltese: {{t-|mt|fajl|m|xs=Maltese}}
 
* Persian: {{t+|fa|پرونده|tr=parvande|xs=Persian}}
 
* Polish: {{t+|pl|plik|m}}
 
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|arquivo|m}} {{qualifier|Brazil}}, {{t+|pt|ficheiro|m}} {{qualifier|Portugal}}
 
* Romanian: {{t-|ro|fișier|n}}
 
* Russian: {{t+|ru|файл|m|tr=fajl}}
 
* [[Scots]]: {{tø|sco|fyle}}
 
* Slovene: {{t-|sl|datoteka|f}}
 
* [[Sotho]]: {{t|st|faele|xs=Sotho}}
 
* Spanish: {{t+|es|archivo|m}} {{qualifier|Latin America}},  {{t-|es|fichero|m}} {{qualifier|Latin America}}
 
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|fil|c}}
 
* Thai: {{t|th|ไฟล์|tr=fai}}
 
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|dosya}}
 
* Ukrainian: [[річ]] (rič)
 
* Vietnamese: {{t|vi|tệp|xs=Vietnamese}}
 
* [[West Frisian]]: {{t|fy|triem|xs=West Frisian}}
 
{{trans-bottom}}
 
 
====Verb====
 
{{trans-top|to commit papers}}
 
* Estonian: {{t|et|esitama}}
 
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|jättää}}; {{t+|fi|nostaa}} (''of a lawsuit'')
 
* Greek: {{t+|el|πρωτοκολλώ|tr=protokoló}},  {{t|el|υποβάλλω|tr=ipoválo}},  {{t|el|καταθέτω|tr=kataθéto}}
 
* Italian: {{t-|it|archiviare}}
 
* Japanese: [[申請する]] (shinsei-suru), [[提起する]] (teiki-suru)
 
{{trans-mid}}
 
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t|mk|поднесува|tr=podnésuva}}
 
* Maltese: {{t-|mt|tiffajlja|f|xs=Maltese}}, {{t-|mt|jiffajlja|m|xs=Maltese}}
 
* Russian: [[подавать]] [[документ|документы]]/[[заявление]]/[[жалоба|жалобу]] (podavát’ dokuménty/zajavlénie/žálobu)
 
{{trans-bottom}}
 
 
{{trans-top|to archive}}
 
* Danish: {{t|da|arkivere}}
 
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|archiveren}}
 
* Estonian: {{t|et|arhiivima}}
 
* Finnish: {{t-|fi|arkistoida}}
 
* Greek: {{t|el|αρχειοθετώ|tr=arkhioθetó}}
 
{{trans-mid}}
 
* Italian: {{t|it|archiviare}}
 
* Japanese: [[保管する]] (hokan-suru)
 
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t|mk|архивира|tr=arhivíra}},  {{t|mk|регистрира|tr=registríra}}
 
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|arkivera}}
 
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{{trans-top|to store computer data}}
 
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|opslaan}}
 
* Estonian: {{t|et|salvestama}}
 
{{trans-mid}}
 
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|tallentaa}}
 
* Japanese: [[保存する]] (hozon-suru)
 
{{trans-bottom}}
 
 
{{trans-top|to make a formal request}}
 
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|hakea}}, {{t|fi|jättää hakemus}}
 
{{trans-mid}}
 
* Italian: {{t|it|depositare}}, {{t|it|intentare}}, {{t|it|presentare}}
 
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====Noun====
 
{{trans-top|column of people}}
 
* Danish: {{t-|da|kø|c}}
 
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|rij}}, {{t|nl|kolonne}}, {{t+|nl|file}} (of cars)
 
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vico|xs=Esperanto}}
 
* Estonian: {{t-|et|kolonn}}
 
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|jono}}
 
* German: {{t+|de|Reihe|f}}
 
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|列}}
 
* Korean: [[줄]] (''jul, jur'')
 
{{trans-mid}}
 
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t|mk|низа|f|tr=níza}},  {{t-|mk|строј|m|tr=stroj}}, {{t-|mk|колона|f|tr=kolóna}}
 
* Maltese: {{t-|mt|ringiela|f|xs=Maltese}}
 
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|fila|f}}
 
* Russian: {{t+|ru|колонна|f|tr=kolónna}}, {{t+|ru|вереница|f|tr=verenítsa}}
 
* Slovene: {{t-|sl|kolona|f}}
 
* Spanish: {{t+|es|fila|f}}
 
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|fil|c}}, {{t+|sv|kö|c}}
 
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{{trans-top|chess: one of the eight vertical lines on a chessboard}}
 
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|lijn}}
 
* Estonian: {{t-|et|liin}}
 
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* Japanese: {{t+|ja|列}}
 
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====Derived terms====
 
* [[Indian file]]
 
* [[rank and file]], [[rank-and-file]]
 
* [[single file]], [[single-file]]
 
 
====Noun====
 
{{trans-top|abrasive tool}}
 
* Armenian: [[խարտոց]] (xartoc')
 
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|turpija|f}}
 
* [[Catalan]]: {{t|ca|llima|f}}
 
* Czech: {{t-|cs|pilník|m}}
 
* Danish: {{t-|da|fil|c}}
 
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|vijl|f}}
 
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|fajlilo|xs=Esperanto}}
 
* Estonian: {{t|et|viil}}
 
* Finnish: {{t-|fi|viila}}
 
* French: {{t+|fr|lime|f}}
 
* German: {{t+|de|Feile|f}}
 
* Greek: {{t+|el|λίμα|f}}
 
* Italian: {{t-|it|lima}}
 
* Japanese: [[鑢]] (yasuri), [[やすり]] (yasuri)
 
* Korean: [[줄]] (''jul, jur'')
 
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* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|турпија|f|tr=túrpija}},  {{t|mk|еге|tr=ége}}
 
* Maltese: {{t-|mt|lima|f|xs=Maltese}}
 
* Polish: [[pilnik]]
 
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|lima}}
 
* Russian: [[напильник]] (napíl’nik) {{m}}, [[пилка]] (pílka) {{f}} (''nail file'')
 
* Serbian:
 
*: Cyrillic: {{t-|sr|турпија|f|sc=Cyrl}}
 
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|turpija|f}}
 
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|pila|f}}
 
* Spanish: {{t+|es|lima|f}}
 
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|fil}}
 
* [[Telugu]]: [[ఆకురాయి]] (aakuraayi)
 
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|eğe}}, {{t+|tr|törpü}}
 
* Ukrainian: [[пилка]] {{f}} (p'''y'''lka)
 
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====Verb====
 
{{trans-top|to smooth with a file}}
 
* Czech: {{t+|cs|pilovat}}
 
* Dutch: [[vijlen]]
 
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|fajli|xs=Esperanto}}
 
* Estonian: {{t|et|viilima}}
 
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|viilata}}
 
* French: {{t+|fr|limer}}
 
* German: {{t+|de|feilen}}
 
* Italian: {{t+|it|limare}}
 
* Japanese: [[やすりを掛ける]] (yasuri-wo-kakeru)
 
* Korean: [[쓸다]] (''sseulda'')
 
{{trans-mid}}
 
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t|mk|струга|tr=strúga}},  {{t-|mk|турпија|tr=túrpija}}
 
* Maltese: {{t-|mt|jillima|m|xs=Maltese}}, {{t-|mt|tillima|f|xs=Maltese}}
 
* Polish: {{t|pl|opiłować}},  {{t|pl|opiłowywać}}
 
* Russian: [[подпиливать]] (podpílivat’), [[шлифовать]] (šlifovát’)
 
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|lìomh|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
 
* Slovene: {{t-|sl|piliti}}
 
* Spanish: {{t+|es|limar}}
 
* Swedish: {{t-|sv|fila}}
 
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|giũa|xs=Vietnamese}}
 
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===Etymology 4===
 
{{etyl|enm}} ''[[filen#Middle English|filen]]'' "to defile" from {{etyl|ang}} ''[[fylan#Old English|fȳlan]]'' "to defile, make foul" from ''[[ful#Old English|fūl]]'' "foul". More at [[defile]].
 
 
====Verb====
 
{{en-verb|'''[[files]]'''|'''[[filing]]'''|'''[[filed]]'''}}
 
 
# {{archaic}} to [[defile]]
 
# to [[corrupt]]
 
 
===Anagrams===
 
* [[lief#English|lief]]
 
* [[life#English|life]], [[Life#English|Life]]
 
  
 
[[Category:English terms with multiple etymologies]]
 
[[Category:English terms with multiple etymologies]]
[[Category:en:Gaits]]
 
[[Category:en:Tools]]
 
 
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==Dutch==
 
 
====Noun====
 
{{infl|nl|noun|g=f}}
 
 
# [[traffic jam]]
 
 
===Synonyms===
 
* [[opstopping]]
 
 
===Anagrams===
 
* [[lief#Dutch|lief]]
 
 
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==Esperanto==
 
 
===Etymology===
 
[[filo|fil]]- + [[-e#Esperanto|-e]]
 
 
====Adverb====
 
{{eo-adv}}
 
 
# [[filially]] (in a [[filial]] manner or way)
 
 
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==French==
 
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* {{audio|Fr-file.ogg|audio}}
 
* {{IPA|/fil/|lang=fr}}, {{SAMPA|/fil/}}
 
* {{homophones|lang=fr|fil|filent|files|fils|Phil|-phile}}
 
 
====Noun====
 
{{fr-noun|f}}
 
 
# A [[line]] of object placed one after the other.
 
# {{Belgium|lang=fr}} [[traffic jam]]
 
 
===Derived terms===
 
* [[file d'attente]]
 
 
===Synonyms===
 
* {{sense|jam}} {{l|fr|bouchon}}, {{l|fr|embouteillage}}
 
 
===Anagrams===
 
* [[fiel#French|fiel]]
 
 
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==Irish==
 
 
===Etymology===
 
From {{etyl|sga|ga}} {{term|fili|lang=sga}}.
 
 
====Noun====
 
{{infl|ga|noun|g=m}}
 
 
# [[poet]]
 
 
====Declension====
 
{{ga-noun-m4|f|ile|ilí}}
 
 
===Derived terms===
 
* {{l|ga|filíocht}}
 
 
====Mutation====
 
{{ga mut cons|f|ile}}
 
 
[[Category:ga:Literature]]
 
[[Category:ga:Occupations]]
 
 
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==Italian==
 
 
====Noun====
 
'''file''' {{f}}
 
 
# {{plural of|[[fila]]|lang=it}}
 
 
'''file''' {{m}} {{inv}}
 
# {{context|computing|lang=it}} [[file#English|file]]
 
 
===Anagrams===
 
* [[elfi#Italian|elfi]]
 
 
[[Category:Italian nouns]]
 
 
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==Kurdish==
 
 
====Noun====
 
{{ku-noun}}
 
 
# [[Christian]]
 
 
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==Slovene==
 
 
====Noun====
 
{{sl-noun}}
 
 
# [[filet]]
 

Revision as of 09:42, 15 June 2014

English

Noun

File (plural Files)
  1. A collection of papers collated and archived together.
  2. (computing) An aggregation of data on a storage device, identified by a name.
  3. A column of people one behind another.
  4. (chess) one of the eight vertical lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those which run from number to number). The analog horizontal lines are the ranks.
  5. A hand tool consisting of a handle to which a block of coarse metal is attached, and used for removing sharp edges or for cutting, especially through metal
  6. (slang, archaic) A man, guy, fellow; especially one known for being cunning or resourceful.

Verb

File (third-person singular simple present Files, present participle filing, simple past and past participle filed)

  1. (transitive) To commit official papers to some office
  2. (transitive) To place in an archive in a logical place and order
  3. (transitive) To store a file (aggregation of data) on a storage medium such as a disc or another computer.
  4. (transitive) To shape (an object) by cutting with a file (cutting tool).
  5. (intransitive) To cut with a file (cutting tool).
  6. (intransitive, with for, chiefly law) To make a formal request for the benefit of an official status.
  7. (intransitive) To move in a file
  8. (transitive) to smooth, grind, or cut with a file
  9. (archaic) to defile
  10. to corrupt

Adverbs for File

sedately; painstakingly; noiselessly; endlessly; monotonously; stragglingly; patiently; ceaselessly; solemnly; incessantly.

Verbs for File

(catalogue or cabinet) arrange in—; assemble in—; catalogue—; clean—; destroy—; dig into—; feed—; go through—; lodge in—; prepare—; preserve in—; pull from—; rank in—; refer to—; search—; store in—; wade through—; — aids; —arranges; —facilitates; —separates.

Adjectives for File

(general) endless; extensive; newspaper; glittering; moldering; lengthening; four-ranked; successive (pi); straggling; droning.

Synonyms for File

Thesaurus

ablate, abrade, abrase, achievement, aculeate, acuminate, alerion, alphabetize, aluminum oxide, ammunition box, analyze, animal charge, annulet, apply for, archives, argent, ark, armorial bearings, armory, arms, army, army group, arrange, array, articulation, ask, ask for, assort, attache case, auto polish, azure, backpack, bandeau, bandolier, bank, bar, bar sinister, barb, bark, baton, battalion, battery, battle group, bearings, beg leave, bend, bend sinister, bespeak, bibliography, billet, billfold, bin, blank, blazon, blazonry, book, boot, bordure, box, break down, briefcase, brigade, broad arrow, bulletin board, bundle away, bunker, buzz, cache, cadency mark, cadre, caisson, calendar, call for, canister, canton, capsula, capsule, card, card catalog, cardcase, carton, carve, case, casket, catalog, catalog card, catalogue raisonne, categorize, catena, catenation, cedar chest, chafe, chain, chain reaction, chaining, chalk, chalk up, chancery, chaplet, charge, check in, chest, chevron, chief, chirograph, chronicle, chronologize, cigarette case, cist, class, classified catalog, classify, coat of arms, cockatrice, codify, coffer, coffin, cohort, colcothar, column, combat command, combat team, compact, company, complete, concatenation, cone, connection, consecution, continuum, coronet, corps, corundum, course, crate, crave, crescent, crest, crib, crocus, cross, cross moline, crown, cuspidate, cut, cycle, data, defile, demand, deposit, descent, desire, detachment, detail, device, difference, differencing, digest, disc, dispatch box, divide, division, docket, document, documentation, dossier, drone, eagle, echelon, edge, emery, emery board, emery paper, endless belt, endless round, engrave, enroll, enscroll, enter, enumerate, envelope, erase, ermine, ermines, erminites, erminois, erode, escutcheon, etui, falcon, fess, fess point, field, field army, field train, file folder, file for, file off, files, filiation, filing box, filing card, filing system, fill out, film, finding list, flanch, fleur-de-lis, flying column, folder, folio, footslog, form, fray, frazzle, fret, fur, fusil, gall, gamut, garland, garnet, garrison, gnaw, gnaw away, go on parade, goose-step, gradation, grade, grate, grave, graze, griffin, grind, group, gules, gyron, handlist, hatchment, helmet, heraldic device, hike, holograph, holster, hone, honor point, hope chest, housewife, hum, hussy, hutch, impalement, impaling, impanel, incise, indent, index, index card, inescutcheon, information, inscribe, insert, instrument, inventory, itemize, jot down, keep score, kit, kitchen police, label, lay away, lay down, lay in, lay in store, legal document, legal instrument, legal paper, legion, letter file, library catalog, line, lineage, lion, list, lodge, log, lozenge, magnetic tape, make a memorandum, make a note, make a request, make a requisition, make an entry, make application, make out, maniple, mantling, march, march past, mark down, marshaling, martlet, mascle, matriculate, metal, microcard, microdot, microfiche, microfilm, minute, monotone, monstrance, motion-picture film, motto, mullet, mush, nail file, nexus, nombril point, note, note down, octofoil, official document, oilstone, or, order, ordinary, organization, organize, orle, ostensorium, outfit, pack away, packet, packing case, pale, paly, paper, papers, parade, parchment, pean, pendulum, periodicity, personal file, phalanx, pheon, phonograph record, pigeonhole, pigeonholes, pillbox, place, place upon record, platoon, platter, plenum, pod, point, polishes, poll, portfolio, posse, post, post up, powder box, powder train, program, progression, promenade, pumice, pumice stone, purpure, put away, put down, put in for, put in order, put in writing, put on paper, put on tape, quarter, quartering, queue, quiver, rack, range, rank, rasp, rate, raze, record, recurrence, reduce to writing, regiment, register, register office, registry, reliquary, reposit, request, requisition, reservoir, reset, reticulation, roll, rose, rotation, rottenstone, rouge, round, routine, row, rub away, rub off, rub out, run, sable, salt away, salt down, saltire, sand, sandblast, sandpaper, sarcophagus, scabbard, scale, schedule, score, scoreboard, scorecard, scoresheet, scour, scrape, scrip, script, scroll, scrub, scuff, scutcheon, section, sequence, series, set, set down, sharpen, sheath, shield, shoe polish, silicon carbide, silver polish, single file, skin, skippet, slip, snuffbox, socket, sort, spectacle case, spectrum, spiculate, spread eagle, spur, squad, squadron, stash, store, store away, stow, stow away, stow down, strap, string, strop, subdivide, submit, subordinary, succession, swath, systematize, tabulate, tactical unit, take down, tally, tape, tape-record, taper, task force, tea chest, tenne, thread, ticker tape, tier, till, tincture, tinderbox, torse, train, tramp, tressure, troop, type, unicorn, unit, vair, vanity case, vasculum, vert, videotape, walk, wallet, warehouse, wax, wear, wear away, whet, whistle for, windrow, wing, wish, wreath, writ, write, write down, write in, write out, write up, writing, yale

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