[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

filing \fil"ing\, n.
   a fragment or particle rubbed off by the act of filing; as,
   iron filings.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

file \file\, v. t. imp.  p. p. filed; p. pr.  vb. n.
   filing.
   1. to set in order; to arrange, or lay away, esp. as papers
      in a methodical manner for preservation and reverence; to
      place on file; to insert in its proper place in an
      arranged body of papers.
      1913 webster

            i would have my several courses and my dishes well
            filed.                                --beau.  fl.
      1913 webster

   2. to bring before a court or legislative body by presenting
      proper papers in a regular way; as, to file a petition or
      bill. --burrill.
      1913 webster

   3. law to put upon the files or among the records of a
      court; to note on a paper the fact date of its reception
      in court.
      1913 webster

            to file a paper, on the part of a party, is to place
            it in the official custody of the clerk. to file, on
            the part of the clerk, is to indorse upon the paper
            the date of its reception, and retain it in his
            office, subject to inspection by whomsoever it may
            concern.                              --burrill.
      1913 webster
see also:
filed filing 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

filing
     n 1: the entering of a legal document into the public record; "he
          filed a complaint"; "he filed his tax return"
     2: a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file
     3: the act of using a file as in shaping or smoothing an
        object
     4: preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and
        papers etc.; "i have some filing to do"

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

76 moby thesaurus words for "filing":
   ablation, abrasion, abrasive, analysis, arrangement, attrition,
   buffing, burnishing, cataloging, categorization, chafe, chafing,
   classification, cloture, codification, committee consideration,
   debate, deliberation, detrition, division, dressing, enrollment,
   erasure, erosion, filibuster, filibustering, first reading,
   fretting, galling, grading, grazing, grinding, grouping, indexing,
   introduction, itemization, limation, listing, logrolling,
   pigeonholing, placement, polishing, ranging, ranking, rasping,
   rating, registration, registry, roll call, rubbing away,
   sandblasting, sanding, scouring, scrape, scraping, scratch,
   scratching, scrub, scrubbing, scuff, second reading, shining,
   smoothing, sorting, steamroller methods, stratification,
   subdivision, tabling, tabulation, talkathon, taxonomy,
   third reading, typology, vote, wear, wearing away

Filing >> F Words
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Filing Cabinet >> F Words
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Datum Filing Systems, Inc. - Main
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http://www.datumfiling.com/, score=100, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 11:18 pm

Bankruptcy Filing: Chapter 7
...... property within one year before filing or after the date of filing, ... A. Upon filing, you will be required to file a sworn list of creditors ... ..
http://www.madere.com/bankrupt.html, score=99, date indexed=January 20, 2006, 1:08 am

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http://www.e-filing.com/, score=97, date indexed=December 30, 2005, 12:29 am

Debt Reduction Center
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http://www.legalresource.com/, score=97, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 10:15 pm

FCC Electronic Comment Filing System
...... Accept the Filing as Timely Filed" should accompany a paper filing. (2 ... This will prevent your filing from being timely processed and ... ..
http://www.fcc.gov/e-file/ecfs.html, score=96, date indexed=December 21, 2005, 3:11 am

FCC Electronic Comment Filing System
...... Accept the Filing as Timely Filed" should accompany a paper filing. (2 ... This will prevent your filing from being timely processed and ... ..
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/, score=96, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 7:51 pm

FCC Electronic Filing & Public Access Systems
...Descriptions and links to each of these online filing systems are ... The Electronic Comment Filing System is designed to give access to ... ..
http://www.fcc.gov/e-file/, score=95, date indexed=January 22, 2006, 10:24 am

Filing a Charge
...The time requirements for filing a charge are the same as those for ... The time requirements for filing a charge are the same as those for ... ..
http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/howtofil.html, score=95, date indexed=December 21, 2005, 2:06 am

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