File

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File or filing may refer to:

Contents

 1Mechanical tools and processes

 2Documents
 3Computing
 4Other uses
 5See also

Mechanical tools and processes[edit]

 File (tool), a tool used to remove fine amounts of material from a workpiece
o Filing (metalworking), a material removal process in manufacturing
o Nail file, a tool used to gently abrade away and shape the edges of fingernails and
toenails

Documents[edit]

 An arranged collection of documents

 Filing (legal), submitting a document to the clerk of a court

Computing[edit]

 Computer file, a resource for storing information

o file URI scheme
o file (command), a Unix program for determining the type of data contained in a computer
file
 File system, a method of storing and organizing computer files and their data
 Files by Google, an Android app

Other uses[edit]

 File (formation), a single column of troops one in front of the other

 File (chess), a column of the chessboard
 Filé powder, a culinary ingredient used in Cajun and Creole cooking
 Filé (band), a Cajun musical ensemble from Louisiana, U.S
 Filè, a class of Irish poets
  Electronic Language International Festival, an art and technology festival held yearly in São Paulo,
Brazil

See also[edit]

 Jake Files (born 1972), a member of the Arkansas State Senate

 File folder, a folder for holding loose papers
 Filing cabinet or file cabinet