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to run your file

to run your file

4.6
Have a program check a computer file for errors
  • phrasal verb
  • Specialized
translation icon : ejecutar tu archivo
  • Make sure to run your file using the latest version of the program.

Examples

  • I ran your file through NCIC.

    Bullet to the Head (2012)

  • He will run your file through the system to see if it is compatible.

  • Please run your file on the new software to check for errors.

Synonyms

to run
vsto run your file
∞ 2.2

To make a machine or device work

focuses on processing or checking a stored document via software
to execute
vsto run your file
  • Specialized
57 4.2

To run a program or instruction on a computer

is about processing or checking a stored document through software
to run through
vsto run your file
25 3.4

Practice something to check for mistakes

is about processing or checking a stored document by a program

How Thorough

to audit
  • Specialized
17 4.2
to run your file
  • Specialized
4.6

Surface Forms

run infinitive
running present participle
runs third person singular
ran past
run past participle

Morphology

run + your + file

The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'run' (to make a program or process work) + 'file' (an electronic document) with 'your' marking possession; this is a standard verb + object construction in computing. A B1 learner who knows the constituent words and has minimal exposure to basic computer actions can readily infer that 'run your file' means to execute or process the file.

Etymology

The phrase run your file comes from the image of feeding a paper file into a machine that runs it through checks. So, to run your file today means to send a computer file through a program to 'check' or 'process' it.