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What does file mean?

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Noun
  1. A collection of papers collated and archived together.
  2. A roll or list.
  3. Course of thought; thread of narration.
  4. (computing) An aggregation of data on a storage device, identified by a name.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To commit official papers to some office
  2. (transitive) To place in an archive in a logical place and order
  3. (transitive) To store a file (aggregation of data) on a storage medium such as a disc or another computer.
  4. (intransitive, with for, chiefly law) To make a formal request for the benefit of an official status.
  5. (transitive, obsolete) To set in order; to arrange, or lay away.
Noun
  1. A column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a large group with many files side by side.
  2. (military) A small detachment of soldiers.
  3. (chess) one of the eight vertical lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a letter). The analog horizontal lines are the ranks.
Verb
  1. (intransitive) To move in a file.
Noun
  1. A hand tool consisting of a handle to which a block of coarse metal is attached, and used for removing sharp edges or for cutting, especially through metal.
  2. (slang, archaic) A cunning or resourceful person.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To smooth, grind, or cut with a file.
Verb
  1. (archaic) to defile
  2. to corrupt
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