File

What “File” means

Noun

1. A collection of papers collated and archived together.
2. A roll or list.
3. A course of thought; a thread of narration.
4. An aggregation of data on a storage device, identified by a name.
5. A row of modular kitchen units and a countertop, consisting of cabinets and appliances below (dishwasher) and next to (stove/cooker) a countertop.

Verb

1. To commit (official papers) to some office.
2. To commit (official papers) to some office.
3. (of a journalist) To submit (an article) to a newspaper or similar publication.
4. To place in an archive in a logical place and order.
5. To store a file (aggregation of data) on a storage medium such as a disc or another computer.

Noun

1. A column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a grid pattern.
2. A small detachment of soldiers.
3. One of the eight vertical lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a letter).

Verb

1. To move in a file.

Where the word comes from

From Old French fil (“thread”), from Latin fīlum (“thread”). Doublet of filum.

From French file, from filer (“to spin out, arrange one behind another”), from Latin fīlāre, from filum (“thread”).

Business name ideas with “File”

Industries where “File” fits

We suggest this word for 2 business types and industries, including:

• Tax Preparation Business
• Tax Preparation Services