filed

adj. arranged in for convenient reference, placed in a file folder; smoothed, polished

v. arrange papers methodically for preservation and reference; formally submit; walk in a line, march in line; sharpen, smooth with a file

In law, filing is the act of submitting a document to the clerk of a court for the court's immediate consideration, for storage in the court's files, or both. Courts will not consider motions unless an appropriate memorandum or brief is filed before the appropriate deadline. Usually a filing fee is paid at the same time; such filing fees are one part of the variety of charges that are known as court costs.
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Noun
1. a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
(synonym) data file
(hypernym) record
(hyponym) computer file
(derivation) charge, lodge
2. a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other
(synonym) single file, Indian file
(hypernym) line
(hyponym) snake dance
3. office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order
(synonym) file cabinet, filing cabinet
(hypernym) office furniture
(hyponym) vertical file
(derivation) charge, lodge
4. a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal
(hypernym) hand tool
(hyponym) blunt file
(part-meronym) haft, helve
Verb
1. record in a public office or in a court of law; "file for divorce"; "file a complaint"
(synonym) register
(hypernym) register
(derivation) file cabinet, filing cabinet
(classification) law, jurisprudence
2. smooth with a file; "file one's fingernails"
(hypernym) smooth, smoothen
(entail) rub
(derivation) filing
3. proceed in line; "The students filed into the classroom"
(hypernym) march, process
(see-also) file in
(derivation) single file, Indian file
4. file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife"
(synonym) charge, lodge
(hypernym) accuse, impeach, incriminate, criminate
(hyponym) impeach
(derivation) file cabinet, filing cabinet
5. place in a container for keeping records; "File these bills, please"
(synonym) file away
(hypernym) record, enter, put down
(derivation) data file

<file system> An element of data storage in a file system.
The history of computing is rich in varied kinds of files and file systems, whether ornate (e.g., Macintosh file system for a well-known case) or deficient (e.g., many simple pre-1980s file systems don't allow directories).
However, the prototypical file has these characteristics:
* It is a single sequence of bytes (but consider Macintosh resource forks).
* It has a finite length, unlike, e.g. a Unix device.
* It is stored in a non-volatile storage medium (but see ramdrive).
* It exists (nominally) in a directory.
* It has a name that it can be referred to by in file operations, possibly in combination with its path.
Additionally, a file system may associate other information with a file, such as permission bits or other file attributes; timestamps for file creation, last revision, and last access; revision numbers (a` la VMS), and other kinds of magic.
Compare: document.
(1997-04-08)

Normally used in conjunction with flight plans, meaning a flight plan has been submitted to Air Traffic Control (ATC). (FAA4)