vertical file vs filing cabinet

vertical file and filing cabinet both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
vertical file	Yes	No	No	No
filing cabinet	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, filing cabinet is a hypernym of vertical file; that is, filing cabinet is a word with a broader meaning than vertical file:

vertical file: a file in which records are stored upright on one edge
filing cabinet: office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order

Other hypernyms of vertical file include file, file cabinet.

vertical file (noun)	filing cabinet (noun)
a file in which records are stored upright on one edge	office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order