1a folder or box for holding loose papers together and in order for easy reference:a file of correspondence
a collection of information about a particular person or thing:MI5 were keeping a file on him
Computing a collection of data, programs, etc. stored in a computer’s memory or on a storage device under a single identifying name:you can save the file to your hard disk
2Canadian a number of issues and responsibilities relating to a particular policy area:what progress has the Prime Minister made on the unity file?
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place (a document) in a cabinet, box, or folder in a particular order:the contract, when signed, is filed figurativehe still had the moment filed away in his memory
submit (a legal document, application, or charge) to be placed on record by the appropriate authority:criminal charges were filed against the firm [no object]:the company had filed for bankruptcy
(of a reporter) send (a story) to a newspaper or news organization.
