on file

Idioms and Phrases

In or as if in a record for easy reference. For example, There's no job open right now, but we'll keep your résumé on file . The use of file in the sense of “a collection of papers stored for ready reference” dates from the early 1600s.

Example Sentences

Vote-by-mail ballot envelopes are checked to ensure they’re signed and the signature matches the signature on file.

From Los Angeles Times

If a voter’s signature is missing or does not match the signature on file, California law requires elections officials to notify that voter and give them an opportunity to fix the problem, which can also delay the process.

From Los Angeles Times

Up to 29 days before election day, county elections officials can begin processing and verifying all vote-by-mail ballots to ensure the ballot envelopes are signed and the signatures match the signatures on file.

From Los Angeles Times

If a voter’s signature is missing or does not match the signature on file, California law requires elections officials to notify that voter and give them an opportunity to fix the problem.

From Los Angeles Times

Israel will have had his genetic data on file from the decades he spent in an Israeli prison.

From BBC

Related Words

• documented
• listed
• registered
• reported
• taped