filing system
Paper storage method
A filing system is a method for organizing and storing documents so they can be retrieved later.
Physical filing systems use folders, cabinets, and labels; digital ones use directories and databases.
The term covers both the equipment and the organizational scheme: We need a better filing system for client records.
In computing, often shortened to file system.
Paper organizers with pockets
- tabsProjecting flaps for gripping
- labelsIdentifying markers attached to items
- dividersThings that partition space
- alphabeticalOrdered by letter sequence
numerical · sorting · categorization · classification · indexing · taxonomy · hierarchy · grouping
Organized digital information collection
- searchableCapable of being queried
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- foldersPaper organizers with pockets
- directoriesLists of names, contacts
tags · metadata · filenames · sync · retrieval · navigation · thumbnails · shortcuts
Productive without waste
- retrievalAct of getting back
- automationSelf-operating system design
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- time-savingReducing required duration
productivity · organization · accessibility · maintenance · purging · updates · standardization · training
Written proof or instructions
- ledgerFinancial record book
- registryOfficial record of entries
- logbookOfficial record of events
- dossierFile of personal information
minutes · transcript · inventory · portfolio · annals · bookkeeping · audit · chronicle
Enclosed storage furniture
Maintaining something's condition
- repositoryPlace for storing things
- historicalOf documented times
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- digitizationAnalog-to-electronic transformation
manuscripts · cataloging · chronological · archivist · depository · microfilm · provenance · restoration
folders
Paper organizers with pockets
- tabsProjecting flaps for gripping
- labelsIdentifying markers attached to items
- dividersThings that partition space
alphabetical · numerical · sorting · categorization · classification · indexing · taxonomy · hierarchy · grouping · tagging
database
Organized digital information collection
- searchableCapable of being queried
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- foldersPaper organizers with pockets
directories · tags · metadata · filenames · sync · retrieval · navigation · thumbnails · shortcuts · encryption
efficiency
Productive without waste
- retrievalAct of getting back
- automationSelf-operating system design
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
time-saving · productivity · organization · accessibility · maintenance · purging · updates · standardization · training · protocols
documentation
Written proof or instructions
dossier · minutes · transcript · inventory · portfolio · annals · bookkeeping · audit · chronicle · retention
cabinet
Enclosed storage furniture
preservation
Maintaining something's condition
- repositoryPlace for storing things
- historicalOf documented times
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
digitization · manuscripts · cataloging · chronological · archivist · depository · microfilm · provenance · restoration · acid-free
- classificationcategory, classification, group, cataloging, grouping
- classificationsclassified, hierarchical, class, unclassified, categorical
- filingfolder, folders, papers, alphabetizing, hanging folder
- helpful toolscalendar, planner, to-do list, reminder app, alarm
- Home Organizationclean desk, storage bins, drawer organizers, linen closet, home office
- office designdesk, chair, cubicle, workstation, office chair
filing systemjunk drawer
Storage for homeless objects
disorganization · chaos · disarray · mess · clutter
filing systemshredder
Device destroying documents
trash can · wastebasket · garbage · destruction · deletion
filing systemmemory
Mind's retention capacity
guesswork · rummaging · random search · trial and error · forgetfulness
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