File and Key

File

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

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

Nearby Words: filed, filing, filer

Key noun - An explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart.

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File and key are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "File" instead a noun "Key".

Nearby Words: keyed, keyboard, keying

old	old file	old key
special	special file	special key
specific	specific file	specific key
right	right file	right key
Other adjectives: certain, separate, original, fake, true, correct, single, large, wrong, bad, main, important, secret, necessary, new, final, hidden, last, different.

Oh, sorry Leisure Suit Larry 6, how was I supposed to know to use a key on soap to leave an imprint for making a copy of it with a file and other key?!

Source: Nintendo Hard / Video Game Publishers
But with a New Game+ file, it's possible to get the key from Debilitas, which circumvents 2/3 of the game by allowing Fiona to leave the castle early (Ending "C").

Source: Video Game / Haunting Ground
But lately, the game is pretty much abandonware, and this key is a just a text file that comes with it.

Source: Copy Protection

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