Literary notes about File (AI summary)
The word "file" appears in literature with a diverse range of meanings, reflecting both tangible and abstract concepts. In some works it denotes a collection or record—such as a newspaper collection tucked away in a bag ([1]) or a computerized document used in technical contexts ([2], [3], [4], [5]). In other contexts, the term emphasizes order and formation, as characters arrange themselves in single file or are described as part of the rank and file ([6], [7], [8], [9]). Additionally, "file" can refer to specific tools or actions, ranging from a metal tool for smoothing rough edges ([10]) to the process of managing document storage ([11], [12]). This multifaceted usage highlights how authors employ the word both metaphorically and literally to enrich narrative and technical description ([13], [14]).
- Lastly, a file of the “Red Mountain Banner,” is taken from the same receptacle and packed away in his bag.
— from The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales by Bret Harte - The size of the file is 0, because touch creates an empty file.
— from A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs - A configuration file is defined as any file you might have edited in order to customize the program for your system or your preferences.
— from A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain - A list of file names will appear on | | your screen.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - WINCARD.EXE is a special distribution file, which contains three games and all supporting files.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - yet more!—how far arrayed They file from out the hawthorn shade, And sweep so gallant by!
— from Marmion: A Tale Of Flodden Field by Walter Scott - They followed their leader singly, and in that well-known order which has obtained the distinguishing appellation of “Indian file.”
— from The Last of the Mohicans; A narrative of 1757 by James Fenimore Cooper - The streets seem to have arranged themselves according to their own fancy, and as if the houses objected to stand in rows or rank and file.
— from Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by H. C. Andersen - This is only keeping them in rank and file, it is true.
— from A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft - Always wash the hands thoroughly before eating, and use the end of a nail file to remove the accumulation still remaining under the nails.
— from Boy Scouts Handbook by Boy Scouts of America - File a line around the top and carefully break it off.
— from Boy Scouts Handbook by Boy Scouts of America - When you exit fvwm , it will move on to the last line, which appends the current date and time to the file ~/logout-time .
— from Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain - The master halted the file and jumped from his horse.
— from A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain - It was much upon my mind (particularly when I first saw him looking about for his file) that I ought to tell Joe the whole truth.
— from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
