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What is the noun for file?

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file

A collection of papers collated and archived together.
A roll or list.
Course of thought; thread of narration.
(computing) An aggregation of data on a storage device, identified by a name.
Synonyms:

rasp, riffler, scraper, hand tool, line, column, queue, string, row, chain, procession, train, caravan, convoy, parade, range, rank, crocodile, lineup, tier, troop, cue, echelon, list, cavalcade, series, array, succession, sequence, motorcade, progression, order, fleet, cortege, stream, consecution, group, armada, bank, march, carcade, march past, course, concatenation, trail, cycle, review, suite, set, run … more

Examples:

“Mount the screw in a lathe and use a file to smooth and round the top surface.”

“While I was standing looking on, a file of soldiers marched by me.”

“You pull up his file and realize that the insured has endured a string of bad luck recently, this being his third accident in eight months.”

file

A column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a large group with many files side by side.
(military) A small detachment of soldiers.
(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.
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Examples:

“Mount the screw in a lathe and use a file to smooth and round the top surface.”

“While I was standing looking on, a file of soldiers marched by me.”

“You pull up his file and realize that the insured has endured a string of bad luck recently, this being his third accident in eight months.”

filing

Any particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a shaving.
The act of storing documents in an archive; archiving.
Synonyms:

shard, splinter, shaving, bit, shred, particle, fragment, sliver, chip, piece, paring, shiver, smithereen, scrap, flake, portion, spall, skelf, snippet, slice, part, splint, cut, spillikin, scard, potsherd, snip, spell, flinders, gallet, matchwood, wood, wafer, slither, slip, rove, thorn, strip, segment, tiny piece, speck, crumb, grain, morsel, atom, iota, chunk, fraction, share, lump … more

Examples:

“The process left metal filings all over the bench and the part.”

file

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.
(slang, archaic) A cunning or resourceful person.
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Examples:

“Mount the screw in a lathe and use a file to smooth and round the top surface.”

“While I was standing looking on, a file of soldiers marched by me.”

“You pull up his file and realize that the insured has endured a string of bad luck recently, this being his third accident in eight months.”

filer

Agent noun of file; one who files something.
(computing) A software program for managing files.
Examples:

“The simplest of these backs up data over the local area network from the filer to a backup server.”

“They turned through a small side room, strangely silent by contrast to the rest, where the filer did his minute work.”

“A specified person is a calendar monthly filer with a December 31, 2002, fiscal yearend.”

filegroup

(databases) A collection of files that, in some database systems, are managed together as a group.

filestore

(computing) A conceptual space where files are stored.

fileserver

(computing) A server used to share files with other computers.

filename

(computing) The name assigned to a file in a file system.
Examples:

“The filename has to be typed back in after navigating to the desired directory before the file can be saved.”

“If there is a label in any given line, we save the label and the device filename in a hash.”

“You can run the program against multiple files by using wild cards in the filename.”

filespace

(computing) The space where files are stored.

fileservers

plural of fileserver

filegroups

plural of filegroup

filestores

plural of filestore

filenames

plural of filename

filings

plural of filing
Synonyms:

shards, splinters, shaving, bits, shreds, particles, chips, parings, shivers, smithereens, pieces, slivers, fragments, portions, scraps, flakes, spalls, skelfs, parts, splints, slices, spillikins, snippets, cuts, scards, potsherds, wood, flinders, matchwood, spells, thorns, strip, wafers, slips, roves, slithers, segments, snips, morsels, wisps, grain, lumps, crumbs, iotas, chunks, minims, offcuts, atoms, shares, ends … more

Examples:

“All three tracks attract dramatic arhythmic percussion like filings round a magnet.”

“He recently was released from a mental hospital, according to the court filings.”

“John signed the management representation letter without qualifying the positive assertions about the company's tax filings and liabilities.”

filers

plural of filer

files

plural of file
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