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<p>"File 13" is a <a href="/facts/Euphemism/S3j2eHnU">euphemism</a> for the <a href="/facts/Trash_can/HFUjRo3a">trash can</a>. The phrase is especially used in the U.S. military, and is less common outside of the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>. In the <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a>, for instance, the expression "round file" or "circular file" is more common (in reference to trash cans typically being round). Many Unix-like operating systems have a similar reference known as <a href="/facts/Null_device/MdLRSA8E">/dev/null</a>. Expressions such as "I'll place that memo in file 13" are often heard in offices as a joking way of saying, "I'm going to throw away that memo." </p>