vertical file

vertical file

n. A collection of resource materials, such as pamphlets, clippings from periodicals, and mounted photographs, arranged for ready reference, as in a library or an archive.

ver′tical file`

n. 1. a collection of pamphlets, pictures, clippings, or other materials stored upright, as in a filing cabinet or cabinets. 2. a cabinet for such storage. [1905–10]

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vertical file - a file in which records are stored upright on one edgefile cabinet, filing cabinet, file - office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order