# file-card

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Material with embedded wire teeth used for cleaning files; card-clothing
2. A tool for removing debris from between the teeth of a file.

## Etymology
From file (“cutting and smoothing tool”) + card (“material with embedded wire bristles”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/file-card