file
Digital data container
Words with multiple derivations share the spelling of file, which explains its diversity of meanings.
There is the tool with sharp ridges or points, used for smoothing surfaces, and the verb that goes along with it: file off the rough edges.
A more common verb is the one that is associated with organization: file that under “unsolved”.
The container for such things filed is, of course, a file.
If you walk single file, you walk along with people in front and back, but not to either side.
If you file an application, you submit it.
Container for loose papers
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
- recordsStored data or albums
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- clericalOf office duties
bureaucracy · organize · catalog · index · sort · paperwork · recordkeeping · confidential
Remote-to-local data transfer
- uploadTransfer data outward
- saveProtect from loss
- formatArrangement and presentation style
- extensionAdded part or duration
folder · directory · attachment · compress · zip · PDF · JPEG · executable
Coarse shaping tool
- emeryGranular polishing mineral
- nailMetal fastener or keratin plate
- grindCrush into particles
- honeMake keener or better
sharpen · abrasive · smoothing · woodworking · metalwork · shaping · carpentry · tang
Change in position
- briefShort in duration
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- petitionFormal written appeal
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
submit · clerk · deadline · plaintiff · defendant · appeal · injunction · complaint
Rough-skinned tropical marine species
- triggerfishSpine-locking reef dweller
- leatherjacketCrane fly's immature stage
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
One in number
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- processionFormal moving line
- columnVertical structural element
- queueOrdered waiting line
parade · march · orderly · rank · formation · troop · soldiers · succession
Gap or start
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- endgameConcluding phase of competition
- annotationAdded explanatory comment
- repertoireWorks ready to perform
variation · defense · gambit · theory · preparation
folder
Container for loose papers
clerical · bureaucracy · organize · catalog · index · sort · paperwork · recordkeeping · confidential · forms
download
Remote-to-local data transfer
extension · folder · directory · attachment · compress · zip · PDF · JPEG · executable · corrupt
rasp
Coarse shaping tool
hone · sharpen · abrasive · smoothing · woodworking · metalwork · shaping · carpentry · tang · handle
motion
Change in position
court · submit · clerk · deadline · plaintiff · defendant · appeal · injunction · complaint · affidavit
filefish
Rough-skinned tropical marine species
- triggerfishSpine-locking reef dweller
- leatherjacketCrane fly's immature stage
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
single
One in number
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- processionFormal moving line
- columnVertical structural element
queue · parade · march · orderly · rank · formation · troop · soldiers · succession
opening
Gap or start
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- endgameConcluding phase of competition
- annotationAdded explanatory comment
repertoire · variation · defense · gambit · theory · preparation
- Digitaldigital, computerized, digitized, bit, byte
- informationdata, facts, details, knowledge, intel
- officedesk, desk job, desks, desk lamp, desk lamps
- organizecategorize, classify, sort, arrange, group
- office suppliespens, pencils, paper clip, staplers, paperclip
- storagedrive, silos, bins, tanks, storehouse
filedisorder
Absence of organization
disorganize · scatter · disarrange · jumble · mess up
- single fileOne-person-wide formation
- nail fileKeratin-smoothing abrasive strip
- filing cabinetFurniture for organized papers
- on fileStored for retrieval
- file cabinetFurniture for storing documents
- file folderTabbed paper container
profile, files, filing, filed, filament, defile, profiles, filigree, profiling