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   File

   /fīl/

   

   noun

   • 1. a folder or box for holding loose papers that are typically arranged in a particular order for easy reference: "a file of correspondence" Similar folderportfoliobinderboxdocument casefiling cabinet
   • ▪ the contents of a file folder or box.
   • ▪ a collection of data, programs, etc., stored in a computer's memory or on a storage device under a single identifying name: "do you want to save this file?" Similar batch of datadocumenttextprogram

   verb

   • 1. place (a document) in a cabinet, box, or folder in a particular order for preservation and easy reference: "the contract, when signed, is filed" Similar categorizeclassifyorganizeput in placeput in orderorderarrangecatalogtabulateindexpigeonholeput on recordrecordenterstorelogarchive
   • ▪ submit (a legal document, application, or charge) to be placed on record by the appropriate authority: "criminal charges were filed against the firm" Similar applyput inregistersign upaskbringpresslodgeplacelaypreferput forwardpresentsubmit
   • ▪ (of a reporter) send (a story) to a newspaper or news organization.

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb meaning ‘string documents on a thread or wire to keep them in order’): from French filer ‘to string’, fil ‘a thread’, both from Latin filum ‘a thread’. Compare with file2.

   Derivatives

   • 1. filer noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • F

     4

   • I

     1

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

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