Filing people's names in alphabetical order involves organizing the names based on the first letter of each surname, followed by subsequent letters. If two names begin with the same letter, you then compare the second letters, and so on, until the names can be distinguished. In cases where individuals have the same surname, their first names are used to determine the order. This systematic approach ensures easy retrieval and reference.
Alphabetic Correspondence Filing means filing all correspondence [names of individuals, businesses, organizations etc] by alphabetical order.
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In alphabetical order, the words are: all, are, names, of, places, the.
Both are systems of filing based on a progressive order from lowest to highest.
Filing by country/state/county, and then by alphabetical or numerical order by name or account number.
The first alphabetic filing sequence is typically attributed to the use of the "A-Z" order, which organizes items based on the first letter of their names. This system allows for efficient retrieval and sorting of information, making it easier to locate documents or files. The alphabetical order has been widely adopted in various contexts, including libraries, archives, and business filing systems.
To be able to place a collection of records in a convenient order for storage or reference- as in alphabetical order for example
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Normally lists of names are in alphabetical order according to their surname. But there is nothing to stop you putting the list in order according to first names, especially if it is a list of friends or people that everyone knows.
A numerical filing system will need a way to look up a patient's name in order to get their chart number. This can take a little longer than simply finding a file by alphabetical order.
For a list of deserts in alphabetical order on each continent, see the link below.
by the last names of authors