“Faille” or “File” or “Phial”—Which to use?

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nouna set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together.
nouna line of persons or things ranged one behind the other.
nounoffice furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order.
nouna steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal.
verbrecord in a public office or in a court of law.
verbsmooth with a file.
verbproceed in line.
verbplace in a container for keeping records.

nouna small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle).

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Category:Apple Inc. file systems
Category:Shared disk file systems
…is based on the StorNext File System made by Quantum Corporation.
…a Universal binary and supports file system access control lists.
A vertical file cabinet has drawers that extend…
…the metadata controller software, the file system client software, and integrated…
With the Xsan file system installed, these computers can…
…the Bingos CPI play the file in front of Poleto.
…new features developed for both file systems.
…in the United States to file and to be granted a…

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