File

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I. noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fēol; akin to Old High German fīla file
Date: before 12th century
1. a tool usually of hardened steel with cutting ridges for forming or smoothing surfaces especially of metal
2. a shrewd or crafty person

II. transitive verb (filed; filing)

III. transitive verb (filed; filing)

IV. verb (filed; filing)

Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin filare to string documents on a string or wire, from filum file of documents, literally, thread, from Latin; akin to Armenian ?il sinew
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
- 1. to arrange in order for preservation and reference <file letters>
- 2.
  - a. to place among official records as prescribed by law <file a mortgage>
  - b. to send (copy) to a newspaper <filed a story>
  - c. to return to the office of the clerk of a court without action on the merits
- 3. to initiate (as a legal action) through proper formal procedure <threatened to file charges>
intransitive verb
- 1. to register as a candidate especially in a primary election
- 2. to place items in a file
- 3. to submit documents necessary to initiate a legal proceeding <file for bankruptcy>
? filer noun

V. noun

Date: 1525
1. a device (as a folder, case, or cabinet) by means of which papers are kept in order
2.
- a. archaic roll, list
- b. a collection of papers or publications usually arranged or classified
- c.
  - (1) a collection of related data records (as for a computer)
  - (2) a complete collection of data (as text or a program) treated by a computer as a unit especially for purposes of input and output

VI. noun

Etymology: Middle French, from filer to spin, draw out, from Late Latin filare, from Latin filum
Date: 1598
1. single file
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