filing

English Thesaurus

1. preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc. (noun.act)

hypernym	:	storage,
definition	:	the act of storing something (noun.act)

2. the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	formation, shaping,
definition	:	the act of fabricating something in a particular shape (noun.act)

3. the entering of a legal document into the public record (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	entry, submission,
definition	:	something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition) (noun.communication)

4. a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file (noun.object)

hypernym	:	fragment,
definition	:	a piece broken off or cut off of something else (noun.object)

hyponym	:	metal filing,
definition	:	a fragment of metal rubbed off by the use of a file (noun.object)

5. preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc. (noun.act)

derivation	:	file, file away,
definition	:	place in a container for keeping records (verb.communication)

6. the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object) (noun.act)

derivation	:	file,
definition	:	smooth with a file (verb.contact)

7. the entering of a legal document into the public record (noun.communication)

derivation	:	file, register,
definition	:	record in a public office or in a court of law (verb.communication)

8. preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc. (noun.act)

derivation	:	file, file away,
definition	:	place in a container for keeping records (verb.communication)

9. the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object) (noun.act)

derivation	:	file,
definition	:	smooth with a file (verb.contact)

10. the entering of a legal document into the public record (noun.communication)

derivation	:	file, register,
definition	:	record in a public office or in a court of law (verb.communication)