Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act or process of organizing documents: "filing" refers to the systematic arrangement and storage of documents, papers, or records for preservation and easy retrieval.
   • The act of using a file tool: In a physical sense, "filing" is the action of shaping, smoothing, or reducing an object by rubbing it with a file.
   • Particles produced by filing: "Filing" (often in plural: filings) can refer to the small fragments or shavings that are removed when an object is filed.
   • The act of submitting a document officially: In legal and administrative contexts, "filing" is the act of formally delivering or entering a document into a public record or with an authority.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Organizing documents):
  • My afternoon task is the filing of these invoices.
  • A good filing system is essential for office efficiency.
• Noun (Using a file tool):
  • The filing of the metal edge took several hours.
• Noun (Particles):
  • Sweep up the iron filings from the workshop floor.
• Noun (Submitting officially):
  • The filing of the lawsuit happened yesterday.
  • The deadline for tax filing is April 15th.

Advanced Usage

• "To be in filing": to be in the process of being organized or submitted.
  • The documents are in filing and will be archived soon.
• "Filing status": (in law/taxation) a category defining how a document or return is submitted (e.g., single, married filing jointly).
  • You must select your correct filing status on the form.

Variants and Related Words

• File (verb/noun): The root word. As a verb: to organize documents or to submit formally. As a noun: a folder for documents or a tool for smoothing.
• Filer (noun): A person or entity that files something (e.g., a tax filer).
• Refile (verb): To file something again.
• Prefiling (noun/adjective): Occurring or submitted before the official filing.

Synonyms

• Archiving: Storing records systematically.
• Submitting: Presenting for consideration or judgment.
• Recording: Entering into an official register.
• Smoothing/Shaping: (For the tool action) Abrading, rasping.

Related Phrases

• Filing cabinet: A piece of office furniture with drawers for storing files.
• Filing date: The official date on which a document is filed.
• Filing fee: A charge for processing a submitted document.

Noun

1. preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.
   • I have some filing to do
2. the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object)
3. a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file
4. the entering of a legal document into the public record
   • he filed a complaint
   • he filed his tax return