spike file

  • Martin H. Weik
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-0613-6_17946

A filing device that (a) consists of a spike mounted on a pedestal, base, or stand, (b) is used to store documents by impaling them with the spike, and (c) operates on a last in, first out basis. See  device;  document;  file;  last in, first out;  operation;  store.

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