filing
/faɪ.lɪŋ/ · verb
Meaning
- To commit (official papers) to some office.
- To place in an archive in a logical place and order
- To store a file (aggregation of data) on a storage medium such as a disc or another computer.
- (with for) To submit a formal request to some office.
- To set in order; to arrange, or lay away.
- To move in a file.
- To smooth, grind, or cut with a file.
- To defile
- To corrupt
- Any particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a shaving.
- The act of storing documents in an archive; archiving.
- Something that has been officially filed; a document on file.
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