file1
n.
- a folder or box for keeping loose papers together and in order.
- Computing a collection of data or programs stored under a single identifying name.
v.
- place (a document) in a file.
▸submit (a legal document, application, or charge) to be officially placed on record.
- (of a reporter) send (a story) to a newspaper or news organization.
Derivative
Etymology
ME (as a verb meaning ‘string documents on a thread or wire’): from Fr. filer ‘to string’, fil ‘a thread’, both from L. filum ‘a thread’.
file2
n.
- a line of people or things one behind another.
- Military a small detachment of men.
- Chess each of the eight rows of eight squares on a chessboard running away from the player towards the opponent. Compare with rank1 (in sense 6).
v.
(of a group) walk one behind the other.
Etymology
C16: from Fr. file, from filer ‘to string’.
file3
n.
a tool with a roughened surface or surfaces, used for smoothing or shaping a hard material.
v.
smooth or shape with a file.
Derivative
Etymology
OE fīl, of W. Gmc origin.