Meanings
nountickler file (plural tickler files)
plural tickler files
- A collection of folders in which documents are filed according to the future date on which each will need action.
Synonyms: 43 folder system
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA collection of folders in which documents are filed according to the future date on which each will need action.
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43 folder system
More synonyms by meaning
nouna file of memoranda or notices that remind of things to be done
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with tickler file
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APA
tickler file. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tickler%20file
MLA
“tickler file.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tickler%20file. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tickler file,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tickler%20file.
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