misfile
verb[T]
(alsomis-file)uk/mɪsˈfaɪl/us/ˌmɪsˈfaɪl/tostoreorrecordinformationin thewrongplace:
Thesepaperscould have been misfiled in anybox.
Invoicessentelectronicallycan't getlostin thepostor mis-filed.
lawspecialized
toprovidewrongorfalseinformationto beconsideredofficially,especiallyby acourtoflaw, or toprovideinformationin thewrongway:
Thesummonswas misfiled.
Immigrants werewarnedthat misfilingapplicationscouldresultindeportation.
- Theauditturnedup alargenumberofreportsthat were misfiled.
- Before we had thissoftwarewe couldn'tfindthings if they were misfiled.
- It wasrevealedthat millions ofpensionrecordshad been misfiled.
- Theballotshad been misfiled andrejected.
Information and messages
- advertisement
- aide-mémoire
- ammunition
- basics
- dope
- fascia
- info
- infodemic
- infodump
- infographic
- information
- memorandum
- poop
- radiogram
- readout
- relabel
- repost
- shingle
- the bare bones
- the real deal
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