File or filing may refer to:
Mechanical tools and processes
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File (tool), a tool used to remove fine amounts of material from a workpiece.
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Filing (metalworking), a material removal process in manufacturing
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Nail file, a tool used to gently abrade away and shape the edges of fingernails and toenails
Documents
* An arranged collection of
document
A document is a writing, written, drawing, drawn, presented, or memorialized representation of thought, often the manifestation of nonfiction, non-fictional, as well as fictional, content. The word originates from the Latin ', which denotes ...
s
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Filing (legal), submitting a document to the clerk of a court
Computing
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Computer file
A computer file is a System resource, resource for recording Data (computing), data on a Computer data storage, computer storage device, primarily identified by its filename. Just as words can be written on paper, so too can data be written to a ...
, a resource for storing information
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file URI scheme
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(command), a Unix program for determining the type of data contained in a computer file
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File system, a method of storing and organizing computer files and their data
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Files by Google, an Android app
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Files (Apple), an Apple app
Other uses
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File (formation), a single column of troops one in front of the other
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File (chess), a column of the chessboard
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Filé powder, a culinary ingredient used in Cajun and Creole cooking
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Filé (band), a Cajun musical ensemble from Louisiana, U.S.
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Filè, a class of Irish poet
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Electronic Language International Festival, an art and technology festival held yearly in São Paulo, Brazil
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Files'', a series of Indian thriller films by Vivek Agnihotri
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The Tashkent Files'', 2019 film about the 1966 death of Lal Bahadur Shastri in Tashkent
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The Kashmir Files'', 2022 film about the 1990s exodus of Kashmiri Hindus
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The Delhi Files'', an upcoming film about the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi
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The Files: The Greatest Hits'' (album), a 2004 compilation album by Vico C.
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Jake Files (born 1972), a member of the Arkansas State Senate
See also
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File folder
A file folder (or simply folder) is a kind of folder that holds papers together for organization and protection. File folders usually consist of a sheet of heavy paper stock or other thin, but stiff, material which is folded in half, and are ...
, a folder for holding loose papers
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Filing cabinet or file cabinet
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