interfile

[ in-ter-fahyl ]

verb (used with object)

, in·ter·filed, in·ter·fil·ing.

1. to combine two or more similarly arranged sets of items, as cards or documents, into a single file.

interfile

/ ˌɪntəˈfaɪl /

verb

1. to place (one or more items) among other items in a file or arrangement
2. to combine (two or more sets of items) in one file or arrangement

Word History and Origins

Origin of interfile¹

First recorded in 1945–50; inter- + file ¹