e-file

verb

To file (a lawsuit, a patent application, etc.) by means of computer technology.

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Meanings

verbe-file (third-person singular simple present e-files, present participle e-filing, simple past and past participle e-filed)

present singular third person e-files · participle present e-filing · participle past e-filed · past e-filed

  1. transitiveTo file (a lawsuit, a patent application, etc.) by means of computer technology.

Origin

From e- + file, perhaps as a back-formation from e-filing.

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APA

e-file. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-file

MLA

“e-file.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-file. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “e-file,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-file.

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