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registered

— adjective (of a boat or vessel) furnished with necessary official documents specifying ownership etc — adjective listed or recorded officially record is made of 'registered mail' at each point on its route to assure safe delivery registered bonds — adjective (of animals) officially recorded with or certified by a recognized breed association; especially in a stud book a registered Percheron

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file Noun

— A file is a set of papers or records on a specific issue, person, etc. The letter should be in the file on the Herzog problem. — A file is a set of information that can be opened, changed, and saved by a computer program. My computer won't read the Word file you e-mailed me last night. — A file is a place to keep papers organised. Can you put this receipt in the file? — A file is a tool with rough sides that you rub against something to make it smooth. — A file is a line of people.

file Verb

— If you file papers or documents, you put them away in an organised way in one place. I filed the letter under "t" for taxes. — If you file a report or a story, you submit it to your employer or editor. What time did you file that story about the car crash? — If you file a complaint, you make an official complaint. — If people file somewhere, they go there in a line. — If you file something, you rub it with a file to make it smooth. She went to the store for a manicure, which involves filing and polishing the nails.

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type Noun

— A type is one thing or a group of things that are all members of a larger group because of some similarity. I use the same type of camera at work. It's very hard to see the differences between the two types of bird. This type of snake is not dangerous to people. — A type is a person who is like people from a particular group who are all similar in some way. He's not the usually football type. — Type is letters that have been printed by a machine. The type in this book is too small to read. — Type is the blocks of metal with raised letters used to print text. With Gutenberg's movable type printing, books could be made using less money.

type Verb

— If you type something, you write it using a keyboard. I typed up the letter very quickly, so I hope there are no mistakes. Please, type in your user name and password. I don't want handwriting. Please, type it. I can't type with all my fingers. — If you type something, you put it into a particular group because of some group similarity. The Red Cross collects the blood and the technicians in the hospitals cross and type it.

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