files

files · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Folders or collections of documents kept together for reference.

  2. 2.

    (Computing) Collections of data or programs stored on a computer.

  3. 3.

    Tools with rough surfaces used for smoothing or shaping materials.

  4. 4.

    Lines of people or things one behind another.

Related words

See also: documents, file, filing

Etymology

Plural of file, from Latin filum ("thread"), originally referring to papers kept on a string.