Definition of Backfiles

1. Noun. (plural of backfile) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Backfiles

1. backfile [n] - See also: backfile

Lexicographical Neighbors of Backfiles

backed
backed up
backend
backends
backer
backers
backest
backet
backets
backfall
backfalls
backfield
backfields
backfile
backfile conversion
backfiles (current term)
backfill
backfilled
backfilling
backfills
backfire
backfired
backfires
backfiring
backfisch
backfische
backfit
backfits
backfitted
backfitting

Literary usage of Backfiles

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Managing School Libraries in Elementary & Secondary Schools by Jerry L. Evans, Rudy Leverett, Darrell Loosle, Jerry Pelton (1998)
"Office/Work Room Area 10' x 15' 150 sq. ft. Periodical backfiles and Book Storage Area 10' x 10' 100 sq. ft. Audiovisual Storage Area 10' x 20' 200 sq. ..."

2. Unified Medical Language System: Current Bibliographies in Medicine (Jan by Catherine R. Selden, Betsy L. Humphreys (1997)
"Initial work has concentrated on MEDLINE and its backfiles, and in particular on the problem of null retrieval. Subsequent functions will address searching ..."

3. Manual of Patent Examining Procedure edited by J. Michael Thesz (1997)
"... the library has been collecting backfiles of journals in microfilm and in CD-ROM format. Government Publications In 1986, the Scientific and Technical ..."

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