paper filing
Sorting physical documents
Paper filing is the practice of organizing and storing physical documents in folders, cabinets, or other systems for later retrieval.
The term often appears in contrast to digital or electronic filing: We're transitioning from paper filing to a cloud-based system.
In legal and administrative contexts, paper filing may refer specifically to submitting physical documents rather than electronic ones: The court still requires paper filing for certain motions.
- foldersPaper organizers with pockets
- cabinetsEnclosed storage furniture
- documentsFormal written records
- manilaYellowish-brown hemp material
- tabsProjecting flaps for gripping
color coded · alphabetical · alphabetical order · organize · drawers · archives · records · sorting · labels · stacks · office · office supplies · retrieval · storage · correspondence · clerks · bureaucracy · paperwork
- copyrightcopyright, copyright law, copyright act, copyright office, copyright notice
- incorporationarticles of incorporation, incorporator, incorporation, incorporators, registered agent
- USPTOpatent application, fee payment, maintenance fees, design patents, continuation
- taxessales tax, income tax, estate tax, excise tax, corporate tax
paper filingdigital archiving
Storing data for posterity
electronic filing · digital storage · cloud storage · e-filing
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