filing

fil-ing · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The action of placing documents in a file or organizing them systematically.

  2. 2.

    An official submission or registration of documents.

  3. 3.

    (Usually filings) Small particles rubbed off by a file.

Forms

plural: filings

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    filing cabinet — furniture for storing documents
  • •
    filing system — a method for organizing documents
  • •
    filing deadline — the last date to submit documents

Related words

See also: file, filed, files
Synonyms: archiving, registration, submission

Etymology

From file + -ing. File comes from Latin filum ("thread"), referring to papers kept on a string.