misfiling
Documents placed incorrectly
Misfiling is the act of placing a document, record, or item in the wrong location within a filing system.
It's a common clerical error that can make important papers difficult or impossible to locate later.
The missing contract turned out to be a simple case of misfiling—someone had put it under "S" for Smith instead of "C" for contract.
In digital contexts, misfiling extends to saving files in wrong folders or with incorrect names.
Putting in wrong place
- recordsStored data or albums
- alphabetizingOrdering by first letters
- categorizingAssigning to groups
- sortingArranging into sequence
indexing · archiving · clerk · office · paperwork · documents · retrieval · administrative
Wrong action or decision
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- inaccuracyLack of precision
- misplacementPutting in wrong place
slip · omission · discrepancy · mix-up · confusion · disorder · irregularity · fault
Enforced waiting period
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- backlogAccumulated unfinished work
- reworkModify something already made
- inefficiencySuboptimal use of resources
misplacement
Putting in wrong place
- recordsStored data or albums
- alphabetizingOrdering by first letters
- categorizingAssigning to groups
sorting · indexing · archiving · clerk · office · paperwork · documents · retrieval · administrative · correspondence
mistake
Wrong action or decision
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- inaccuracyLack of precision
misplacement · slip · omission · discrepancy · mix-up · confusion · disorder · irregularity · fault · flaw
delay
Enforced waiting period
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- backlogAccumulated unfinished work
- reworkModify something already made
- filing mistakeswrong folder, mislabeling, wrong order
- Legal Errorsmistrial, clerical error, paperwork error, recording error, scheduling error
- sorting errorsmisclassification, miscategorization, mislabeling, sorting error, mislabel
- mistakesmistake, mistakes, slip, error, errors