Paper filing

How it is used

Used in offices handling contracts, forms, invoices, or archived records. Often involves labels, dates, categories, and access rules.

Example sentences

1. Although most records are digital now, paper filing is still required for signed contracts that must stay in the locked cabinet.

   Here paper filing refers to keeping original printed documents in a secure physical system rather than only online.

2. The intern spent the afternoon on paper filing, sorting warranty forms by date and moving older folders to the archive room.

   In this sentence, the term means the hands-on administrative task of arranging and storing paper records systematically.

Common collocations

• paper filing system
• paper filing cabinet
• paper filing process
• paper filing rules

Related terms

• filing cabinetA piece of office furniture with deep drawers for storing papers and files in order, often with a lock.
• archiveTo move old documents, emails or records that are no longer in daily use to a separate place where they are kept safely for future reference.

More terms: Filing & Documents

• file
• document
• form
• fill in
• folder
• hard copy
• confidential
• record-keeping
• document management system
• digital filing
• record retention
• redact