document filing
Systematic record storage
Document filing is the process of organizing and storing documents in a systematic way for future retrieval.
Filing may be physical—placing papers in folders, cabinets, or binders—or digital, involving electronic storage systems.
The term also covers submitting documents to official bodies: filing a lawsuit, filing taxes, filing for divorce.
- alphabeticalOrdered by letter sequence
- chronologicalOrdered by time
- categorizingAssigning to groups
- file drawerCabinet slot for documents
- hanging foldersHooked document organizers
folders · file · paper · paper trail · archiving · digitizing · cross-referencing · indexing · purging · scanners · microfilm · label · binders · office supplies · desk tray · inbox · audit trails · outbox
- filing suppliesfile folder, manila folder, file cabinet, hanging folder, hanging folders
- official documentsbirth certificate, marriage certificate, death certificate, passport, driver's license
- accountingbookkeeping, ledger, balance sheet, general ledger, accounts payable
- notarizationnotary public, notary seal, notarization, acknowledgment, apostille
document lifecycle action
document filingdocument shredding
Cutting papers into ribbons
shredding · paper shredding · discarding · throwing away · trashing