file box

Folder storage unit

A file box is a container designed to hold documents, folders, or hanging files.

Typically made of cardboard or plastic with a lid, file boxes are used for storing and organizing papers, often for archiving or transport: She packed up her desk and carried out two file boxes.

Smaller decorative versions hold index cards or recipes.

Opposites
storage permanence and scale

file boxfiling cabinet

Furniture for organized papers

file room · built-in shelving · loose papers · junk drawer · vault

organization vs. disorganization

file boxclutter

Untidy collection of items

mess · disarray · heap · jumble · hodgepodge

containment vs. dispersal

file boxopen shelf

Unenclosed horizontal storage surface

Family

file, box, files, filed, filing, filer, filers, boxes, boxed

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G