Meanings
nounfile photo (plural file photos)
plural file photos
- mediaA photograph that is representative of the subject of a news story, but that has been selected from a news organization's existing photo library.
Synonyms: file photograph
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA photograph that is representative of the subject of a news story, but that has been selected from a news organization's existing photo library.
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file photo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/file%20photo
MLA
“file photo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/file%20photo. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “file photo,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/file%20photo.
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