Phrase guide

filing cabinet

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A piece of office furniture composed of drawers or shelves sized to standard file folder widths, traditionally used for storing documents in order.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: file, file cabinet

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: office furniture

Narrower terms: card index, card catalog, card catalogue, vertical file

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: картатэ́ка (kartatéka) — piece of office furniture
  • Bulgarian: картоте́ка (kartotéka) — piece of office furniture
  • Catalan: fitxer — piece of office furniture
  • Chinese Mandarin: 檔案櫃 /档案柜 (dàng'ànguì) — piece of office furniture
  • Czech: kartotéka — piece of office furniture
  • Danish: arkivskab — piece of office furniture
  • Esperanto: fakaro — piece of office furniture
  • Finnish: arkistokaappi — piece of office furniture
  • French: classeur à tiroirs — piece of office furniture
  • German: Aktenschrank — piece of office furniture
  • Greek: αρχειοθήκη (archeiothíki) — piece of office furniture
  • Icelandic: skjalaskápur — piece of office furniture
  • Italian: casellario — piece of office furniture
  • Italian: classificatore — piece of office furniture
  • Italian: schedario — piece of office furniture
  • Macedonian: шкаф (škaf) — piece of office furniture
  • Macedonian: картоте́ка (kartotéka) — piece of office furniture
  • Polish: segregator — piece of office furniture
  • Polish: kartoteka — piece of office furniture
  • Portuguese: arquivador — piece of office furniture
  • Portuguese: arquivo — piece of office furniture
  • Russian: шкаф (škaf) — piece of office furniture
  • Russian: картоте́ка (kartotéka) — piece of office furniture
  • Slovak: kartotéka — piece of office furniture
  • Slovene: arhivska omarica — piece of office furniture
  • Spanish: archivador — piece of office furniture
  • Spanish: archivero — piece of office furniture
  • Spanish: fichero — piece of office furniture
  • Spanish: casillero — piece of office furniture
  • Swedish: arkivskåp — piece of office furniture
  • Swedish: mappskåp — piece of office furniture
  • Swedish: vertikalskåp — piece of office furniture
  • Turkish: dosya dolabı — piece of office furniture
  • Ukrainian: картоте́ка (kartotéka) — piece of office furniture
  • Welsh: cabined ffeilio — piece of office furniture
  • Welsh: cabinedau ffeilio — piece of office furniture