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FILING SYSTEM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does filing system mean?
• FILING SYSTEM (noun)
The noun FILING SYSTEM has 1 sense:
1. a system of classifying into files (usually arranged alphabetically)
Familiarity information: FILING SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A system of classifying into files (usually arranged alphabetically)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
file system; filing system
Hypernyms ("filing system" is a kind of...):
classification system (a system for classifying things)
Context examples
A notation or direction at one place (as in a book or filing system) to pertinent information at another place.
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