file

record in a public office or in a court of law

“file for divorce”

a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other

file a formal charge against

office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order

a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together

place in a container for keeping records

a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal

proceed in line

“The students filed into the classroom”

smooth with a file

“file one's fingernails”