A file is a box or a folded piece of heavy paper or plastic in which letters or documents are kept.

A file is a collection of information about a particular person or thing.

In computing, a file is a set of related data that has its own name.

A file is a hand tool which is used for rubbing hard objects to make them smooth, shape them, or cut through them.

A group of people who are walking or standing in single file or single file are in a line, one behind the other.

If you file a document, you put it in the correct file.

If you file a formal or legal accusation, complaint, or request, you make it officially.

When someone files a report or a news story, they send or give it to their employer.

If you file an object, you smooth it, shape it, or cut it with a file.