"filer" meaning in English

See filer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfaɪlɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-filer.wav [US] Forms: filers [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪlə(ɹ) Etymology: file + -er Etymology templates: {{affix|en|file|-er|id2=agent noun}} file + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} filer (plural filers)
  1. Agent noun of file; one who files something. Tags: agent, form-of Form of: file (extra: one who files something)
    Sense id: en-filer-en-noun-G51KDGC5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 69 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 92 8
  2. (computing) A software program for managing files. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-filer-en-noun-nOB-Q3JZ Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: e-filer Related terms: rank-and-filer

Inflected forms

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