Betekenis van file In het Nederlands

• 0 any of several different types of container used to store papers, letters, and other documents in an ordered way, especially in an office:

  • a box/envelope file

  • secret/confidential/personnel files

  • You'll find it in the files under "C".

  • We keep your records on file for five years.

• 1 written records that are kept about a particular person or subject:

  • The police have opened a file on local burglaries.

• 2 information stored on a computer as one unit with one name:

  • What's the file name?

  • I'm going to copy/save this file.

• 3 a long line of people or animals, one behind another:

  • They were horrified to see files of ants marching through the kitchen.

  • They walked in (single) file (= one behind another).

• 4 a thin, flat or rounded metal tool with rough surfaces for rubbing wooden or metal objects to make them smooth or to change their shape

• 5 to store information in a careful and particular way:

  • We file these reports (= put them in a file) under country of origin.

  • The police filed charges against the two suspects.

  • Our foreign correspondent filed this report earlier today.

• 6 to walk in a line, one behind another:

  • The visitors filed through the entrance to the ticket offices.

• 7 to use a file in order to make an object smooth or to change its shape:

  • File (down) the sharp edges.

  • [ + obj + adj ] The surface had been filed smooth.

  • She filed her nails.

• 8 a folded piece of stiff paper used to store papers, letters, or other documents in an ordered way, esp. in an office, or a box or container in which documents are stored:

  • [ C ] You’ll find it in the files under C.

  • [ U ] We keep your records on file for five years.

  • [ C ] I’m going to copy/save this file.

• 9 a line of people or animals, one behind another:

  • [ U ] They walked (in) single file.

• 10 a usually flat tool with rough surfaces for rubbing objects to make them smooth or to change their shape

• 11 to store papers, letters, or other documents in an ordered or particular way:

  • We file the reports by zip code.

  • to file an insurance claim

  • to file criminal charges

• 12 to walk in a line, one behind another:

  • The bride’s family filed in.

• 13 to use a tool with rough surfaces in order to make an object smooth or to change its shape:

  • [ T ] She carefully filed her nails before applying nail polish.

• 14 a collection of information that is stored on a computer as one unit under one name:

  • text/computer/image file Click on the command and a box pops up showing how big the text file is and how long it should take to save to your hard drive.

  • save/create/copy a file It's best to save the file to a common directory.

  • open/read/view a file You will need Adobe Acrobat installed in order to open the file.

  • write to/edit a file It is necessary to designate a group of people who are allowed to edit the file.

  • close/delete a file If you reboot your computer with the startup disk in the drive, you'll get to a prompt from which you can delete the file.

• 15 a written record kept on a person, subject, or organization:

  • Employees who get an award for good work have a notice of it put in their employee file.

  • The FBI does not keep a file on every citizen of the United States.

  • refer to/read a file The company won't know the full details until they have read his file.

• 16 a container used to store papers and other documents together, especially in an office:

  • Many organizations are doing good work around policy, but too often it sits forgotten in a file somewhere.

• 17 kept as part of a written record on paper or on a computer:

  • I received an acknowledgment from the HR department that my name was on file.

  • You should keep it on file for future reference.

• 18 to store information or documents carefully so that they are easy to find, either in a place such as a folder or desk, or on a computer:

  • The effective e-manager will make it clear where on the system to file documents.

  • file sth under sth An organization with initials in the name, eg W H Smith, will be filed under the initial, in this case W.

  • file sth away It's tempting to file away all the paperwork relating to your pension and forget about it.

• 19 to officially record something such as a complaint:

  • file a lawsuit/a suit/charges He is planning to file a lawsuit against the current chairman for an alleged violation of a clause in his contract.

  • file a complaint/claim/petition

• 20 to officially send something such as your accounts:

  • Any gain or loss should be reported when you file your tax return.

  • It was found that the company had failed to file accounts at Companies House.