File and Write

File

File verb - To make smooth by friction.

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

Nearby Words: filed, filing, filer

Write verb - To compose and set down on paper the words of.

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File and write are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "File" instead a verb "Write".

Nearby Words: writing, writer, writ, writable

report	file report	write report
time	file time	write time
example	file example	write example
characters	file characters	write characters
Other words: story, lyrics, stories.

She told Bennett that he could not file a report on the drugs bust; she didn't say Bennett couldn't write the report and give it to Caputo so he could file it.

Source: Series / Orange Is the New Black
Aside from all the windows she used to apparently write only one file, computers do work this way.

Source: Viewer-Friendly Interface
However, file transfer times are not based on how fast the hard drive can actually work, but how many files it has to write.

Source: Magic Countdown

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