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Antonyms for on file


Grammar : Adj
Spell : fahyl
Phonetic Transcription : faɪl



Definition of on file

Origin :
  • 1520s, "string or wire on which documents are strung," from French file "row," from Middle French filer (see file (v.)). The meaning "arranged collection of papers" is from 1620s; computer sense is from 1954. The military sense "line or row of men" (1590s) is from the French verb in the sense of "spin out (thread); march in file."
  • As in kept : adj retained
  • As in recorded : adj written

Synonyms for on file

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