filing — English Dictionary

Noun

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

   Examples

   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.

   Examples

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   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.

Noun

1. the entering of a legal document into the public record

   Broader terms

   submissionentry

   Examples

   he filed a complaint

   he filed his tax return

2. a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file

   Broader terms

   fragment

3. the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object)

   Broader terms

   formationshaping

4. preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.

   Broader terms

   storage

   Examples

   I have some filing to do