FILES

Definition

1. A collection of papers collated and archived together.
2. A roll or list.
3. Course of thought; thread of narration.

1. To commit (official papers) to some office.
2. To place in an archive in a logical place and order
3. To store a file (aggregation of data) on a storage medium such as a disc or another computer.

1. A column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a large group with many files side by side.
   “The troops marched in Indian file.”
2. A small detachment of soldiers.
3. 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.

1. To move in a file.
   “The applicants kept filing into the room until it was full.”

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. A cunning or resourceful person.

1. To smooth, grind, or cut with a file.
   “I'd better file the bottoms of the table legs. Otherwise they will scratch the flooring.”

1. To defile
2. To corrupt

Source: Wiktionary

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