files
files · noun
Definitions
noun
- 1.
Folders or collections of documents kept together for reference.
- 2.
(Computing) Collections of data or programs stored on a computer.
- 3.
Tools with rough surfaces used for smoothing or shaping materials.
- 4.
Lines of people or things one behind another.
Related words
Etymology
Plural of file, from Latin filum ("thread"), originally referring to papers kept on a string.