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Institution vs Filing - What's the difference?

institution | filing |

As nouns the difference between institution and filing

is that institution is an established organisation, especially one dedicated to education, public service, culture or the care of the destitute, poor etc while filing is any particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a shaving.

As a verb filing is

present participle of lang=en.

institution

English

Noun

(wikipedia institution) (en noun)
  • An established organisation, especially one dedicated to education, public service, culture or the care of the destitute, poor etc.
  • The building which houses such an organisation.
  • A custom or practice of a society or community, marriage for example.
  • (informal) A person long established with a certain place or position.
  • The act of instituting.
  • (obsolete) That which institutes or instructs; a textbook or system of elements or rules.
    • There is another manuscript, of above three hundred years old, being an institution of physic. — Evelyn.

    Derived terms

    * academic institution * educational institution * research institution

    Related terms

    * institute * institutional * institutionalism * institutionalist

    External links

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    filing

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a shaving.
    • The process left metal filings all over the bench and the part.
  • The act of storing documents in an archive; archiving.

    • See also

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    Verb

    (head)

    • See also

    * filling