NOUN | communication | data file, file | a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together |
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Meaning | A set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together. | |
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Synonym | file | |
Instances | Combined DNA Index System | The DNA file maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation |
Narrower | computer file | (computer science) a file maintained in computer-readable form |
mug file, mug book | A file of mug shots (pictures of criminals that are kept on file by the police) | |
tickler, tickler file | A file of memoranda or notices that remind of things to be done | |
Broader | record | Anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events |
Spanish | archivo de datos | |
Catalan | arxiu de dades |
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