File

fīl, n. a line or wire on which papers are placed in order: the papers so placed: a roll or list: a line of soldiers ranged behind one another: the number of men forming the depth of a battalion.— v.t. to put upon a file: to arrange in an orderly manner: to put among the records of a court: to bring before a court.— v.i. to march in a file.— n. File′-lead′er .— File off , to wheel off at right angles to the first direction; File with , to rank with, to be equal to.— Single file , Indian file , of men marching one behind another. [Fr. file —L. filum , a thread.]