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filed

/faɪld/

Meanings
  • Verb

    To arrange or classify papers, documents, or information systematically.

    - "I filed my taxes before the deadline."
    - "The clerk filed the important documents in alphabetical order."
  • Verb

    To record or enter information in a formal or official manner.

    - "The reporter filed her story with the editor."
    - "The police officer filed a report on the incident."

Pronunciation
  1. /faɪld/



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Rhymes
Words rhyming with filed
piled , wiled , smiled , biled , wiled
Variants
List of all variants of filed that leads to same result
file , filed , files , filing , filer , filers , cross-file , cross-filed , cross-files , cross-filing , mis-file , mis-filed , mis-files , mis-filing , misfile , misfiled , misfiles , misfiling , pre-file , pre-filed , pre-files , pre-filing , prefile , prefiled , prefiles , prefiling
Forms
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filing (present tense, verb), filed (past tense, past participle, verb), filing system (noun), filed paper (noun)


Etymology
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From Old French 'filer' meaning 'to thread, to arrange in a row'.


Trivia
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  1. Filing was a common practice in medieval Europe, with monks and scribes responsible for maintaining records and documents in monasteries.

  2. The first filing cabinets were invented in the late 17th century by the Swedish inventor Olaf Greth, who used wooden drawers to store documents.


Related Concepts
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  1. Information management: The process of creating, receiving, storing, and distributing information to support an organization's goals.

  2. Document management: The process of creating, managing, storing, and disseminating documents throughout their life cycle.


Culture
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Filing has been a common practice since ancient civilizations, including the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans, who used clay tablets and papyrus to store and organize records. In modern times, filing has become an essential aspect of various industries, such as law, finance, and education.

How to Memorize "filed"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a neatly organized drawer or filing cabinet filled with documents.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'filed' with the image of a clerk stamping documents and filing them away.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Filing is a neat way to keep things neat.'


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