filing systems
Ways to categorize
Filing systems are methods for organizing documents so they can be retrieved later.
Physical filing systems use folders, cabinets, and labels arranged alphabetically, numerically, or by category.
Digital filing systems organize computer files into folders and directories.
The office needed a better filing system—nobody could find anything.
The term often implies the organizational scheme itself rather than the physical equipment.
- foldersPaper organizers with pockets
- hanging foldersHooked document organizers
- alphabeticalOrdered by letter sequence
- misfileIncorrectly store documents
- indexingSystematic organization for retrieval
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- filingfolder, folders, papers, alphabetizing, hanging folder
- Office Supportadministrative assistants, clerical work, data entry, receptionists, front desk
- Court Clerk Officecourt records, docket, legal documents, paperwork, stamps
- filing systemsmanila folders, document storage, archives, cloud storage, in-trays
- law practicelaw firm, law office, legal fees, billing, legal ethics
filing systemschaos
Complete disorder and confusion
disarray · disorder · mess · disorganization · clutter
filing systemsjunk drawer
Storage for homeless objects
hoard · dump · scrap pile · loose papers · landfill
filing systemsshredder
Device destroying documents
trash bin · wastebasket · deletion · destruction · disposal
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