1. (noun) the entering of a legal document into the public record

• entry
• submission

2. (noun) a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file

• fragment

3. (noun) the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object)

• formation
• shaping

4. (noun) preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.

• storage

1. (noun) a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file

• metal filing

1. (noun) the entering of a legal document into the public record

• file
• register

2. (noun) the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object)

• file

3. (noun) preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.

• file
• file away