file drawer
Sliding cabinet section
A file drawer is a drawer designed to hold files, typically hanging folders arranged front to back for easy access.
File drawers are deeper than standard desk drawers to accommodate letter or legal-size documents.
The term also appears in research methodology, where the file drawer problem refers to studies with null results that remain unpublished—metaphorically stuck in researchers' file drawers rather than entering the scientific literature.
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
- folderContainer for loose papers
- deskFurniture for writing
- papersOfficial written records
- documentsFormal written records
paper trail · handle · metal · office · office supplies · storage · pull · slides · locked · organized · manila · hanging · stuffed · cluttered · archives · records · label · alphabetical order
- drawers
- filing suppliesmanila folder, hanging folder, hanging folders, manila folders, folder
- institutional furnituredesk, chair, table, bookshelf, office chair
- desk termswriting table, roll-top desk, secretary desk, kneehole desk, pedestal desk
- storagedrive, silos, bins, tanks, storehouse
- desksdesk, writing desk, computer desk, standing desk, executive desk
file draweropen shelf
Unenclosed horizontal storage surface
shelving unit · display case · pegboard · shelf · open shelving
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