Chain and File

Chain

Chain noun - A series of things linked together.

Usage example: the chain of events that led the American colonies to seek independence from Great Britain

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File and chain are semantically related In some cases you can use "File" instead a noun "Chain".

Nearby Words: chained, chainlet, chaining

File noun - A series of persons or things arranged one behind another.

Usage example: a long file of people waiting to get tickets to the game

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Chain and file are semantically related in line topic. Sometimes you can use "Chain" instead a noun "File".

Nearby Words: filed, filing, filer

old	old chain	old file
clear	clear chain	clear file
long	long chain	long file
certain	certain chain	certain file
Other adjectives: original, single, entire, large, completed, huge, main, new, military, next, different, recent.

At the very bottom of the chain is a 4.3GB file, meaning altogether it takes up 4.5 petabytes.

Source: Oh Look, More Rooms!
Unlocking Japanese as an audio option for Theater Mode instead of the default English in Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ requires having a finished Re: Chain of Memories save file on the memory card.

Source: Old Save Bonus
Monsters, Inc.: Mike forgetting to file his paperwork, and Sulley volunteering to get it for him, end up causing a chain of events that exposed Randall and Waternoose's plan.

Source: Spanner in the Works

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