This article is a stub. You can help the The IT Law Wiki by expanding it. A file is “a storage place for data . . . it’s like a manila folder that contains all the data on a particular subject category in a computer.”[1] References ↑ Whelan Assocs., Inc. v. Jaslow Dental Lab., Inc., 797 F.2d 1222, 1242 (3d Cir. 1986), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1031 (1987). Categories: Article stubs Technology Data Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.