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die Akte (-n)
   file, record

Das kommt in die Akten.
That goes on the record. - That goes in the files.
"Aktenzeichen XY … ungelöst" (Fernsehserie, seit 1967)*
"File Reference XY … Unsolved" (German TV series, since 1967)
Wir führen ihn in den Akten.
We have him on file. - We have files on him.

*The American series "America's Most Wanted" and the British "Crimewatch" were based on this German TV series.

Related Words:
der Aktenordner file (folder)
die Datei file (computing)
Die Akte The Pelican Files (1993, film with Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington)
Akte X "The X-Files" (TV series, 1993-2002)
aktenkundig (adj) on record, on file
etw zu den Akten legen (idiom) to file sth away, shelve sth
der Aktenkoffer attaché case
die Aktentasche briefcase
die Akte Meyer the Meyer file
der Aktenvernichter file shredder, paper shredder, shredding machine

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