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fileable

fileable adjective: capable of being filed (in various senses).

Adjective

fileable (not comparable)

  1. Capable of being filed (in various senses).
    • The alloy is hard, close-grained, and resembles steel. Moreover, it is more fileable than either zinc or copper.1870, Walter Graham, The Brassfounder's Manual, page 35
    • The "motion" herein constitutes an anticipatory petition for reconsideration which is not properly fileable under rule 37.1961, United States. Civil Aeronautics Board, Civil Aeronautics Board Reports, page 980

Origin of fileable

From file + -able.

Questions about fileable

What does fileable mean?
Fileable means capable of being filed (in various senses).
What part of speech is fileable?
Fileable is an adjective.

Words near fileable in the dictionary

  1. file with
  2. file-card
  3. file-cards
  4. file-drawer problem
  5. file-drawer problems
  6. fileable
  7. filecard
  8. filecards
  9. filed
  10. filed away
  11. filed down

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