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file

 
 
/faɪl/ noun

Translation

INFORMATION [C] a collection of information and documents about someone or something
dosya, klasör
The school keeps files on all its pupils.2481448
COMPUTER [C] a a piece of text, a picture, or a computer program stored on a computer
tek bir isim altında depolanan bilgi bütünü, dosya
Do you want to download all these files?2952481398
CONTAINER [C] a box or folded piece of thick paper used to put documents in
karton dosya
He keeps all his bank statements in a file. 14481197
on file If information is on file, it is recorded and stored somewhere.
dosyalanmış, dosyalanıp kayda geçmiş
The police have kept all the details on file.295248
TOOL [C] a small tool with a rough edge that is used to make a surface smooth
törpü
a nail file 41875
in single file in a line with one person following the other
tek sıra halinde, birerle sıra kolda
→ See also the rank and file1266
(Definition of file noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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