File

File or filing may refer to:

Mechanical tools and processes

• File (tool), used to remove fine amounts of material from a workpiece
  • Filing (metalworking), a material removal process in manufacturing
  • Nail file, a tool used to gently grind down and shape the edges of finger- and toenails

Documents

• Document, a written or drawn representation of thought
  • Filing (legal), submitting a document to the clerk of a court

Computing

• Computer file, a resource for storing information
  • file URI scheme
  • 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

Other uses

• 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

• Jake Files (born 1972), a member of the Arkansas State Senate
• File folder, a folder for holding loose papers
• Filing cabinet or file cabinet