visible file in English

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{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "visible",
      "visible#English"
    ],
    [
      "file",
      "file#English"
    ]
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "visible",
        "3": "file"
      },
      "expansion": "visible + file",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From visible + file.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "visible files",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "visible file (plural visible files)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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        {
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        },
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          "name": "Containers",
          "orig": "en:Containers",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A pre-computer filing method in which cards are arranged in shallow drawers so that a portion of each card is always visible, allowing for quick scanning and retrieval; it uses an overlapping design to make the information on each card accessible without needing to pull it out completely."
      ],
      "hypernyms": [
        {
          "word": "filing cabinet"
        }
      ],
      "id": "en-visible_file-en-noun-ehiQumLe",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Kardex"
        },
        {
          "word": "visible filing system"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "visible file"
}

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{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "visible",
      "visible#English"
    ],
    [
      "file",
      "file#English"
    ]
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "visible",
        "3": "file"
      },
      "expansion": "visible + file",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From visible + file.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "visible files",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "visible file (plural visible files)",
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        "English countable nouns",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A pre-computer filing method in which cards are arranged in shallow drawers so that a portion of each card is always visible, allowing for quick scanning and retrieval; it uses an overlapping design to make the information on each card accessible without needing to pull it out completely."
      ],
      "hypernyms": [
        {
          "word": "filing cabinet"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Kardex"
        },
        {
          "word": "visible filing system"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "visible file"
}

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"visible file" meaning in English

Noun