2. Noun. An incorrect filing. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Misfiling
1. misfile [v] - See also: misfile
Lexicographical Neighbors of Misfiling
Literary usage of Misfiling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Indexing and Filing: A Manual of Standard Practice by Eugene Russell Hudders (1916)
"misfiling and Its Causes 439. Incorrect guiding of material in a file drawer will
create a chance for misfiling, due to complicated designations in ..."
2. Annual Proceedings: Addresses, Reports, Bibliographies and Discussions (1917)
"Incorrect and insufficient guiding is often a cause of misfiling. ... There is
no excuse for misfiling if adequate equipment is provided and proper rules ..."
3. A Textbook of Filing by James Newton McCord (1920)
"The proximity of the numbers on these two tabs acts as a check against misfiling
as any discrepancy is immediately apparent. ..."
4. Guide to the Archives of the Government of the United States in Washington by Claude Halstead Van Tyne (1907)
"... the control of this Department, involves great danger of the loss, through
misfiling or otherwise, of cards or other records which cannot be replaced. ..."
5. The Roswell Report: Fact Vs. Fiction in the New Mexico Desertby Richard L. Weaver by Richard L. Weaver (1997)
"... the research team found the usual number of problems in many of the records
centers (particularly St. Louis) with misfiling, lost or misplaced documents ..."
6. Quality Determinants Of Mammography: Clinical Practice Guideline by Lawrence W. Bassett, R. Edward Hendrick (2004)
"It may decrease retrieval time and misfiling or loss of films, but no data exist
suggesting that this results in higher quality mammography. ..."
7. Industrial Nursing, for Industrial, Public Health, and Pupil Nurses, and for by Florence Swift Wright (1919)
"The simpler the files the less chance of misfiling. A misfiled record may almost
as well be lost. The records must be kept up to date as to the disposition ..."
Other Resources:
