filer
nounUS /ˈfaɪlɚ/
Etymology From file + -er.
1
One who files something.
- Hitherto I have hoarded up mementoes and monuments of the past; been a worshiper of all heirlooms; a fond filer away of letters, locks of hair, bits of ribbon, flowers, […]1852, Herman Melville, Pierre; or The Ambiguities:
2
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A software program for managing files.
- The filer allows users to format and copy disks and to include a run-time UCSD Pascal operating system.1983 February 28, InfoWorld, volume 5, number 9, page 28:
- Related terms
- rank-and-filer