"tickler file" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tɪkəlɚ faɪl/ [US] Forms: tickler files [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪl Etymology: tickler + file Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tickler|file}} tickler + file Head templates: {{en-noun}} tickler file (plural tickler files)
  1. A collection of folders in which documents are filed according to the future date on which each will need action. Wikipedia link: tickler file Categories (topical): Containers Synonyms (collection of folders): 43 folder system

Inflected forms

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