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9 entries found.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
File \File\ (f[imac]l), n. [F. file row (cf. Pr., Sp., Pg., &
   It. fila), LL. fila, fr. L. filum a thread. Cf. {Enfilade},
   {Filament}, {Fillet}.]
   1. An orderly succession; a line; a row; as:
      (a)
      (Mil) A row of soldiers ranged one behind another; -- in
            contradistinction to {rank}, which designates a row
            of soldiers standing abreast; a number consisting
            the depth of a body of troops, which, in the
            ordinary modern formation, consists of two men, the
            battalion standing two deep, or in two ranks.
   Note: The number of files in a company describes its width,
         as the number of ranks does its depth; thus, 100 men in
         ``fours deep'' would be spoken of as 25 files in 4
         ranks. --Farrow.
      (b) An orderly collection of papers, arranged in sequence
          or classified for preservation and reference; as,
          files of letters or of newspapers; this mail brings
          English files to the 15th instant.
      (c) The line, wire, or other contrivance, by which papers
          are put and kept in order.
                It is upon a file with the duke's other letters.
                                                  --Shak.
      (d) A roll or list. ``A file of all the gentry.'' --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
File \File\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Filed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Filing}.]
   1. To set in order; to arrange, or lay away, esp. as papers
      in a methodical manner for preservation and reverence; to
      place on file; to insert in its proper place in an
      arranged body of papers.
            I would have my several courses and my dishes well
            filed.                                --Beau. & Fl.
   2. To bring before a court or legislative body by presenting
      proper papers in a regular way; as, to file a petition or
      bill. --Burrill.
   3. (Law) To put upon the files or among the records of a
      court; to note on (a paper) the fact date of its reception
      in court.
            To file a paper, on the part of a party, is to place
            it in the official custody of the clerk. To file, on
            the part of the clerk, is to indorse upon the paper
            the date of its reception, and retain it in his
            office, subject to inspection by whomsoever it may
            concern.                              --Burrill.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
File \File\, v. i. [Cf. F. filer.] (Mil.)
   To march in a file or line, as soldiers, not abreast, but one
   after another; -- generally with off.
   {To file with}, to follow closely, as one soldier after
      another in file; to keep pace.
            My endeavors Have ever come too short of my desires,
            Yet filed with my abilities.          --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
File \File\, n. [AS. fe['o]l; akin to D. viji, OHG. f[=i]la,
   f[=i]hala, G. feile, Sw. fil, Dan. fiil, cf. Icel. ??l, Russ.
   pila, and Skr. pi? to cut out, adorn; perh. akin to E.
   paint.]
   1. A steel instrument, having cutting ridges or teeth, made
      by indentation with a chisel, used for abrading or
      smoothing other substances, as metals, wood, etc.
   Note: A file differs from a rasp in having the furrows made
         by straight cuts of a chisel, either single or crossed,
         while the rasp has coarse, single teeth, raised by the
         pyramidal end of a triangular punch.
   2. Anything employed to smooth, polish, or rasp, literally or
      figuratively.
            Mock the nice touches of the critic's file.
                                                  --Akenside.
   3. A shrewd or artful person. [Slang] --Fielding.
            Will is an old file in spite of his smooth face.
                                                  --Thackeray.
   {Bastard file}, {Cross file}, etc. See under {Bastard},
      {Cross}, etc.
   {Cross-cut file}, a file having two sets of teeth crossing
      obliquely.
   {File blank}, a steel blank shaped and ground ready for
      cutting to form a file.
   {File cutter}, a maker of files.
   {Second-cut file}, a file having teeth of a grade next finer
      than bastard.
   {Single-cut file}, a file having only one set of parallel
      teeth; a float.
   {Smooth file}, a file having teeth so fine as to make an
      almost smooth surface.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
File \File\, v. t.
   1. To rub, smooth, or cut away, with a file; to sharpen with
      a file; as, to file a saw or a tooth.
   2. To smooth or polish as with a file. --Shak.
            File your tongue to a little more courtesy. --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
File \File\, v. t. [OE. fulen, filen, foulen, AS. f?lan, fr. f?l
   foul. See {Foul}, and cf. {Defile}, v. t.]
   To make foul; to defile. [Obs.]
         All his hairy breast with blood was filed. --Spenser.
         For Banquo's issue have I filed my mind. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.6 [wn]
file
     n 1: a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept
          together [syn: {data file}]
     2: a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other
        [syn: {single file}, {Indian file}]
     3: a container for keeping papers in order [syn: {file cabinet},
         {filing cabinet}]
     4: a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of
        its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal
     v 1: register in a public office or in a court of law; "file for
          divorce"; "file a complaint" [syn: {register}]
     2: smooth with a file; "file one's fingernails"
     3: proceed in file
     4: file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with
        murdering his wife" [syn: {charge}, {lodge}]
     5: place in a file [syn: {file away}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]
file
   <file system> An element of data storage in a {file system}.
   The history of computing is rich in varied kinds of files and
   {file systems}, whether ornate (e.g., {Macintosh file system}
   for a well-known case) or deficient (e.g., many simple
   pre-1980s file systems don't allow {directories}).
   However, the prototypical file has these characteristics:
   * It is a single sequence of bytes (but consider {Macintosh}
   {resource forks}).
   * It has a finite length, unlike, e.g. a {Unix} {device}.
   * It is stored in a {non-volatile storage} medium (but see
   {ramdrive}).
   * It exists (nominally) in a {directory}.
   * It has a name that it can be referred to by in file
   operations, possibly in combination with its {path}.
   Additionally, a file system may associate other information
   with a file, such as {permission} bits or other {file
   attributes}; timestamps for file creation, last revision, and
   last access; revision numbers (a` la VMS), and other kinds of
   {magic}.
   (1997-04-08)
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]
FILE
        Free Internet Lexicon and Encyclopedia (WWW, DICT)

file

9 entries found.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
File \File\ (f[imac]l), n. [F. file row (cf. Pr., Sp., Pg., &
   It. fila), LL. fila, fr. L. filum a thread. Cf. {Enfilade},
   {Filament}, {Fillet}.]
   1. An orderly succession; a line; a row; as:
      (a)
      (Mil) A row of soldiers ranged one behind another; -- in
            contradistinction to {rank}, which designates a row
            of soldiers standing abreast; a number consisting
            the depth of a body of troops, which, in the
            ordinary modern formation, consists of two men, the
            battalion standing two deep, or in two ranks.
   Note: The number of files in a company describes its width,
         as the number of ranks does its depth; thus, 100 men in
         ``fours deep'' would be spoken of as 25 files in 4
         ranks. --Farrow.
      (b) An orderly collection of papers, arranged in sequence
          or classified for preservation and reference; as,
          files of letters or of newspapers; this mail brings
          English files to the 15th instant.
      (c) The line, wire, or other contrivance, by which papers
          are put and kept in order.
                It is upon a file with the duke's other letters.
                                                  --Shak.
      (d) A roll or list. ``A file of all the gentry.'' --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
File \File\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Filed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Filing}.]
   1. To set in order; to arrange, or lay away, esp. as papers
      in a methodical manner for preservation and reverence; to
      place on file; to insert in its proper place in an
      arranged body of papers.
            I would have my several courses and my dishes well
            filed.                                --Beau. & Fl.
   2. To bring before a court or legislative body by presenting
      proper papers in a regular way; as, to file a petition or
      bill. --Burrill.
   3. (Law) To put upon the files or among the records of a
      court; to note on (a paper) the fact date of its reception
      in court.
            To file a paper, on the part of a party, is to place
            it in the official custody of the clerk. To file, on
            the part of the clerk, is to indorse upon the paper
            the date of its reception, and retain it in his
            office, subject to inspection by whomsoever it may
            concern.                              --Burrill.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
File \File\, v. i. [Cf. F. filer.] (Mil.)
   To march in a file or line, as soldiers, not abreast, but one
   after another; -- generally with off.
   {To file with}, to follow closely, as one soldier after
      another in file; to keep pace.
            My endeavors Have ever come too short of my desires,
            Yet filed with my abilities.          --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
File \File\, n. [AS. fe['o]l; akin to D. viji, OHG. f[=i]la,
   f[=i]hala, G. feile, Sw. fil, Dan. fiil, cf. Icel. ??l, Russ.
   pila, and Skr. pi? to cut out, adorn; perh. akin to E.
   paint.]
   1. A steel instrument, having cutting ridges or teeth, made
      by indentation with a chisel, used for abrading or
      smoothing other substances, as metals, wood, etc.
   Note: A file differs from a rasp in having the furrows made
         by straight cuts of a chisel, either single or crossed,
         while the rasp has coarse, single teeth, raised by the
         pyramidal end of a triangular punch.
   2. Anything employed to smooth, polish, or rasp, literally or
      figuratively.
            Mock the nice touches of the critic's file.
                                                  --Akenside.
   3. A shrewd or artful person. [Slang] --Fielding.
            Will is an old file in spite of his smooth face.
                                                  --Thackeray.
   {Bastard file}, {Cross file}, etc. See under {Bastard},
      {Cross}, etc.
   {Cross-cut file}, a file having two sets of teeth crossing
      obliquely.
   {File blank}, a steel blank shaped and ground ready for
      cutting to form a file.
   {File cutter}, a maker of files.
   {Second-cut file}, a file having teeth of a grade next finer
      than bastard.
   {Single-cut file}, a file having only one set of parallel
      teeth; a float.
   {Smooth file}, a file having teeth so fine as to make an
      almost smooth surface.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
File \File\, v. t.
   1. To rub, smooth, or cut away, with a file; to sharpen with
      a file; as, to file a saw or a tooth.
   2. To smooth or polish as with a file. --Shak.
            File your tongue to a little more courtesy. --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
File \File\, v. t. [OE. fulen, filen, foulen, AS. f?lan, fr. f?l
   foul. See {Foul}, and cf. {Defile}, v. t.]
   To make foul; to defile. [Obs.]
         All his hairy breast with blood was filed. --Spenser.
         For Banquo's issue have I filed my mind. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.6 [wn]
file
     n 1: a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept
          together [syn: {data file}]
     2: a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other
        [syn: {single file}, {Indian file}]
     3: a container for keeping papers in order [syn: {file cabinet},
         {filing cabinet}]
     4: a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of
        its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal
     v 1: register in a public office or in a court of law; "file for
          divorce"; "file a complaint" [syn: {register}]
     2: smooth with a file; "file one's fingernails"
     3: proceed in file
     4: file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with
        murdering his wife" [syn: {charge}, {lodge}]
     5: place in a file [syn: {file away}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]
file
   <file system> An element of data storage in a {file system}.
   The history of computing is rich in varied kinds of files and
   {file systems}, whether ornate (e.g., {Macintosh file system}
   for a well-known case) or deficient (e.g., many simple
   pre-1980s file systems don't allow {directories}).
   However, the prototypical file has these characteristics:
   * It is a single sequence of bytes (but consider {Macintosh}
   {resource forks}).
   * It has a finite length, unlike, e.g. a {Unix} {device}.
   * It is stored in a {non-volatile storage} medium (but see
   {ramdrive}).
   * It exists (nominally) in a {directory}.
   * It has a name that it can be referred to by in file
   operations, possibly in combination with its {path}.
   Additionally, a file system may associate other information
   with a file, such as {permission} bits or other {file
   attributes}; timestamps for file creation, last revision, and
   last access; revision numbers (a` la VMS), and other kinds of
   {magic}.
   (1997-04-08)
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]
FILE
        Free Internet Lexicon and Encyclopedia (WWW, DICT)