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The correct spelling is file.
How to pronounce file
/faɪl/
nounIPA: /faɪl/
Say it like: Fil-e
The correct spelling is file. A collection of papers collated and archived together. For example: "I'm going to delete these unwanted files to free up some disk space."
Usage Examples
“I'm going to delete these unwanted files to free up some disk space.”
“She filed for divorce the next day.”
“The troops marched in Indian file.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A collection of papers collated and archived together.
- 2.A roll or list.
- 3.Course of thought; thread of narration.
- 4.An aggregation of data on a storage device, identified by a name.
- 5.A column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a large group with many files side by side.
verb
- 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.
- 4.(with for) To submit a formal request to some office.
- 5.To set in order; to arrange, or lay away.
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