document tray

Desktop filing bin

A document tray is a shallow rectangular container, typically plastic or metal, used to hold papers on a desk.

Office workers often stack multiple trays to sort incoming, outgoing, and pending documents: She dropped the report in his document tray.

Also called an in-tray, out-tray, or paper tray depending on its designated purpose.

Related
  • inboxMessage receiving folder
  • outboxQueue for dispatched messages
  • paperworkAdministrative written tasks
  • filingStoring documents systematically
  • deskFurniture for writing

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document storage method

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Furniture for organized papers

archive box · filing system · wastebasket · trash can · recycle bin

organizational state

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messy desk

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G