filing

filing

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /faɪ.lɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -aɪlɪŋ

Noun

filing (plural filings)

1. Any particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a shaving.

   The process left metal filings all over the bench and the part.

2. The act of storing documents in an archive; archiving.
3. Something that has been officially filed; a document on file.
   • 2018, Jon Swaine, The Guardian, 30 November:

     Mueller said in a court filing that Cohen had admitted he briefed Trump and unidentified Trump family members about the progress of the project more extensively than was previously known.

Translations

particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a shaving

Bulgarian: стърготини (bg) pl (stǎrgotini), стружки (bg) pl (stružki) Dutch: vijlsel (nl) n, splinter (nl) m Finnish: puru (fi), jauhe (fi) French: limaille (fr) German: Span (de) m

Italian: limatura (it) f, polvere (it) m Polish: opiłek (pl) m Russian: опи́лка (ru) f (opílka), стру́жка (ru) f (strúžka) Tagalog: puyiw (gold filings)

act of storing documents in an archive; archiving

Bulgarian: архивиране n (arhivirane) Dutch: archivering (nl) f

Finnish: arkistointi (fi) Interlingua: archivamento

See also

• fine

Verb

filing

1. present participle of file

See also

• filling