electronic file
collocation in Englishmeaningsofelectronicandfile
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electronic
adjective
uk/ˌel.ekˈtrɒn.ɪk/us/iˌlekˈtrɑː.nɪk/
(especially of equipment), using, based on, or used in a system of operation that involves the control of electric current by ...
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file
noun
uk/faɪl/us/faɪl/
any of several different types of container used to store papers, letters, and other documents in an ordered way, especially in ...
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(Definition ofelectronicandfilefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofelectronic file
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Please ask for a bromide copy orelectronicfileif the reproduction above is not sufficient.
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If that is the case, it can be subject to key word searching in the same way as any otherelectronicfile.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The completeelectronicfiledates back to 1964.
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Then anelectronicfilecontaining the standards properties along with a visual reference is sent to the mill.
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Home sewers can print the patterns at home or take theelectronicfileto a business that does copying and printing.
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All artwork must be accompanied by three hard copy printouts, these must match the electronic files.
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All submissions of electronic files should be accompanied by a laser printout from the files.
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Most of the sounds in the electronic files seem to originate from nature; birds, wind, rain, water and echo, all of these being sounds beyond the reach of human control.
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Individuals have had access since 1984 to the sort of information that will be stored typically on computer and electronic files.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Case preparation will reduce paperwork through the creation and use of electronic files.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Such electronic evidence may include inputted text, electronic files, images, multimedia, blog entries, and hyperlinks.
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Each folder is alphabetically maintained including prints of the actual color photographs of the digital electronic files.
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The motivation behind the archive is to forestall the loss of electronic files and documentation of surveys, which has befallen previous surveys.
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In addition, some publishers' guidelines for preparing a manuscript's electronic files ask professional authors to type only the spaces that are to appear in print.
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They are simply transfers of electronic files containing digital copies from an on-line server to a local hard drive.
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Software improvements now make it possible to capture paper documents while importing electronic files and to process them together through the same production platform.
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They are generally required to keep both paper and electronic files.
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