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filing

noun
/ˈfaɪ.lɪŋ/UK

Definitions

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

    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

    The act of storing documents in an archive; archiving.

  3. Something that has been officially filed

    Something that has been officially filed; a document on file.

    • 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.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. present participle and gerund of file

The neighborhood

Derived

drawfiling, draw filing, e-filing, filing cabinet, filing system, filing tray, prefiling

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at filing. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at filing. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at filing

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA