Technology / B1

FYL/faɪl/

A file is a collection of information on a computer, or a folder of papers: save the file; a case file; open / close / delete a file. A document is often one official text; a folder (computer) holds several files. On file means kept in records. File can be a verb: file a complaint / file documents. Filename is the label on screen.

Meaning

A collection of information stored on a computer, or a folder of papers.

Examples

• “Save the file before you close the program.”
• “Please attach the file to your email.”
• “The lawyer kept a thick file on the case.”

Good to know

save / open / delete a file. on file. Verb: file a complaint. One official text: document. Computer holder: folder.

Near in meaning

document

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