filesolicitation

noun

UK /ˈfaɪl səˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃən/

US /ˈfaɪl səˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃən/

The act of asking someone to send you a file.

The teacher sent a file solicitation to all the students for their homework.

SYNONYMS

file request document request file inquiry data request

RELATED WORDS

file transfer upload download submission attachment

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A formal request for documents in a legal case.

The lawyer filed a file solicitation to obtain the company's records.

3. A computer prompt asking a user to choose a file.

The software displayed a file solicitation dialog before saving the image.

4. The process of asking for files from a database or server.

The system's file solicitation returned all matching records.