on file

Idioms  

1. 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.

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Example Sentences

Apple will be able to check if customers already have an existing account or payment method on file to confirm their age, as well as in some instances using the length of time a user has had their account.

From BBC

In addition, the account allows you to review the information the agency has on file, including your earnings history and addresses.

From MarketWatch

When ballots are sent by mail, election officials are required to verify a voter’s signature on the ballot by comparing it with the signature on the official voter registration records on file.

From Los Angeles Times

In the Texas Panhandle, Potter County elections officials quickly confirmed through DPS that three of nine voters on their list had proof of citizenship on file.

From Salon

Part of the explanation for why so few users will need to verify their age is that Discord already uses an internal "age determination" system that looks at "how long your account has existed, whether you have a payment method on file, what types of servers you're in, and general patterns of account activity."

From BBC

Related Words

• documented
• listed
• registered
• reported
• taped