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A collection of papers collated and archived together.

A roll or list.

A course of thought; a thread of narration.

(Q82753)(computing) An aggregation of data on a storage device, identified by a name.

A row of modular kitchen units and a countertop, consisting of cabinets and appliances below (dishwasher) and next to (stove/cooker) a countertop.

(North America) (file cabinet).

To commit (official papers) to some office.

(of a journalist) To submit (an article) to a newspaper or similar publication.

To place in an archive in a logical place and order.

To store a file {{gloss|aggregation of data}} on a storage medium such as a disc or another computer.

(law) (law) To submit a formal request to some office.

(obsolete) To set in order; to arrange, or lay away.

(column) A column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a grid pattern.

(military) A small detachment of soldiers.

(vertical line) (chess) One of the eight vertical lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a letter).

To move in a file.

(Q193142) A tool consisting of a strip or rod of hardened and coarse metal, used for removing sharp edges, shaping, and cutting, especially through metal; usually a hand tool.

(archaic) A cunning or resourceful person.

(obsolete) A pickpocket.

To smooth, grind, or cut with a file.

(archaic) To defile. +

To corrupt. +