filing
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/faɪ.lɪŋ/
English
Definitions
verb
- To commit (official papers) to some office.
- To place in an archive in a logical place and order
- To store a file (aggregation of data) on a storage medium such as a disc or another computer.
- (with for) To submit a formal request to some office.“She filed for divorce the next day.”
verb
- To move in a file.“The applicants kept filing into the room until it was full.”
verb
- To smooth, grind, or cut with a file.“I'd better file the bottoms of the table legs. Otherwise they will scratch the flooring.”
verb
- To defile
- To corrupt
noun
- Any particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a shaving.“The process left metal filings all over the bench and the part.”
- The act of storing documents in an archive; archiving.
- Something that has been officially filed; a document on file.
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Synonyms
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