file

[faɪl]

Definition:
1. A set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together.
2. A line of persons or things ranged one behind the other.
3. Office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order.
4. A steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal.
5. Record in a public office or in a court of law.

Use 'file' in a sentence:

1. When you send an e-mail you can also send a file as an attachment and that file can be a graphic, a program, a sound or whatever.
2. You will first need to acquaint yourself with the filing system.
3. It creates a text file that gets stolen.
4. The document was excerpted from an unidentified FBI file.
5. Details of his criminal activities were expunged from the file.
6. Go through each file one by one.
7. Locate objects of interest in this file, and copy the objects.
8. He turned the pages of a file in front of him.
9. How can I read an Excel file on a computer that only has Word installed?
10. I like it at the top of my file.
11. They set off in file behind the teacher.
12. The FBI kept a voluminous file on Pablo Picasso.
13. When you download the font it may be in a compressed format, such as a zip file.
14. I'm sending the files off to my boss tomorrow.
15. Once you modify this file, upload it via RAM.
16. I selected a file and pressed the delete key.
17. We put them in the junk file.
18. He took the liberty of reading my files while I was away.
19. You can download the file and edit it on your word processor.
20. How do we transform one type of file to another?
21. Use the arrow keys to scroll through the list of files.
22. This file contains only one record for each user.
23. Use the arrow keys to scroll the list of files.
24. I made a bit of a boob throwing that file away.
25. Two files have gone missing.
26. An error was reported when he tried to write data to the file for the first time.
27. We were walking in single file to the lake.
28. Your application will be kept on file.
29. I looked your address up in the personnel file.
30. The file was labelled 'Private'.
31. I've searched high and low for those files.
32. You can have your files back after we've checked them.
33. They questioned the accuracy of the information in the file.
34. He failed to file tax returns for 1982.
35. They gave me free access to all the files.
36. You will be allowed unlimited access to the files.
37. Start a new file and put this letter in it.
38. Create a new directory and put all your files into it.
39. I'm still looking for that lost file.
40. Every file on the same disk must have a different name.
41. If you're looking for your file, it's on the table.
42. Files can be lost if the system suddenly crashes.
43. The program has somehow corrupted the system files.
44. This software is designed to scan all new files for viruses.
45. Even the smallest metallic object, whether a nail file or cigarette lighter, is immediately confiscated.
46. Bring file presentation to life by adding graphics.
47. The police are trawling through their files for similar cases.
48. He rifled through his briefcase and extracted a file.
49. They made their way in single file along the cliff path.
50. Select the landscape option when printing the file.
51. The blue files are used for storing old invoices.
52. There are a couple more files to read first.
53. He called attention to the fact that many files were missing.
54. The password permits access to all files on the hard disk.
55. Please file it in my 'Research' file.