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on file

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on file

stored in a particular place and arranged so it can be found easily The fingerprints on file with the police matched those taken from the body.

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on file

In or as if in a record for easy reference. For example, There's no job open right now, but we'll keep your résumé on file. The use of file in the sense of "a collection of papers stored for ready reference" dates from the early 1600s.

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on file

In or as if in a file for easy reference: We will keep your résumé on file.

See also: file, on