filing cabinets
Office drawer units
Filing cabinets are pieces of office furniture with drawers designed to store documents in folders, typically organized alphabetically or by category.
The standard design accommodates hanging files and allows papers to be retrieved without disturbing others: She dug through the filing cabinets looking for the original contract.
Digital storage has reduced but not eliminated their use.
Sliding furniture compartments
- foldersPaper organizers with pockets
- labelsIdentifying markers attached to items
- tabsProjecting flaps for gripping
- sortingArranging into sequence
categorization · indexing · alphabetizing · classification · dividers · systematization · arrangement · grouping
Enclosed subdivisions within something
- lockableAble to be secured
- verticalAt right angles groundward
- lateralOf the side
- fireproofUnable to ignite
stackable · mobile · pedestal · capacity · legal-size · compact
Administrative written tasks
- recordsStored data or albums
- reportsFormal written findings
- formsVarieties or documents
- invoicesItemized payment demands
receipts · memos · letters · contracts · agreements · manuals · transcripts · dossiers
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
- aluminumElement thirteen
- metalHard conductive solid
- galvanizedStimulated into sudden activity
- stainlessFree from discoloration
rust-resistant · welded · drawer slides · handles · locks · casters · frames · reinforced
Stored data or albums
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- repositoryPlace for storing things
- historical documentsPreserved written records from earlier times
- catalogingSystematic organization into records
genealogy · dossiers · annals · manuscripts · memorabilia · microfiche · retrieval · reference
Of office support work
- administrativeRelated to organization management
- clericalOf office duties
- workspaceDesignated area for tasks
- deskFurniture for writing
supplies · paperwork · bureaucracy · receptionist · bookkeeping · workstation · cubicle · storage room
drawers
Sliding furniture compartments
- foldersPaper organizers with pockets
- labelsIdentifying markers attached to items
- tabsProjecting flaps for gripping
sorting · categorization · indexing · alphabetizing · classification · dividers · systematization · arrangement · grouping · sequencing
compartments
Enclosed subdivisions within something
fireproof · stackable · mobile · pedestal · capacity · legal-size · compact
paperwork
Administrative written tasks
invoices · receipts · memos · letters · contracts · agreements · manuals · transcripts · dossiers · briefs
steel
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
- aluminumElement thirteen
- metalHard conductive solid
- galvanizedStimulated into sudden activity
stainless · rust-resistant · welded · drawer slides · handles · locks · casters · frames · reinforced
records
Stored data or albums
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- repositoryPlace for storing things
- historical documentsPreserved written records from earlier times
cataloging · genealogy · dossiers · annals · manuscripts · memorabilia · microfiche · retrieval · reference · long-term storage
secretarial
Of office support work
- administrativeRelated to organization management
- clericalOf office duties
- workspaceDesignated area for tasks
desk · supplies · paperwork · bureaucracy · receptionist · bookkeeping · workstation · cubicle · storage room · mail room
- office lifecubicle, desk job, desk jobs, office job, full-time job
- utilitarian designShaker furniture, Bauhaus, IKEA, modular shelving, metal shelving
- filing systemsmanila folders, document storage, archives, cloud storage, in-trays
- library storagestacks, book stacks, shelves, storage vault, depository
- furniturebed, beds, chair, chairs, table
- officedesk, desk job, desks, desk lamp, desk lamps
filing cabinetsjunk drawer
Storage for homeless objects
trash heap · clutter · cardboard box · garbage bag · laundry basket
filing cabinetscloud storage
Online data preservation service
digital archives · paperless office · hard drive · server · Google Drive
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