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Tickler file

Meaning in office & administration, with examples

nounCommon term

In office & administration, tickler file means: A date-organised filing system that brings documents or tasks back to attention when action is due.

In Turkish: tarihli takip dosyası

How it is used

Used to hold papers until the day or month when action is needed; it can use physical folders or a digital arrangement.

Example sentences

  1. Put the renewal notice in the tickler file for the week before the deadline.

    The filing date brings the notice back before action becomes overdue.

  2. I check the tickler file each morning for documents that need attention that day.

    The date-based system supplies the day's deferred paperwork.

Common collocations

  • maintain a tickler file
  • check the tickler file
  • tickler file system
  • documentA piece of written, printed or electronic material that gives information or official proof of something, such as a contract, report or certificate.
  • fileTo put a document in its correct place, such as a folder, cabinet or computer system, so that it can be found again easily.

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