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filing

 noun
     
fil‧ing
1 [uncountable] the work of arranging documents in the correct files
2

filings

[plural] small sharp bits that come off when a piece of metal is cut or filed:
iron filings
3 [countable] a document, report etc that is officially recorded:
a bankruptcy filing
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