e-filing

noun

The use of computer technology to file documents (in a legal case, a patent application, etc.).

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Meanings

noune-filing (countable and uncountable, plural e-filings)

plural e-filings

  1. countableuncountableThe use of computer technology to file documents (in a legal case, a patent application, etc.).
  2. countableuncountableMaterial filed in this manner.

Origin

From e- + filing.

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APA

e-filing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-filing

MLA

“e-filing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-filing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “e-filing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-filing.

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