The craft or process of making files, or the activity of creating and managing computer files.
From 'filemaker' + '-ing' (Old English gerund suffix). The word describes the activity or process of file production, whether physical tools or digital documents.
Before computers, filemaking was a genuine skilled trade, and master craftspeople took pride in creating perfectly balanced files—now the word has become almost entirely digital, but the skill of organizing information well never really changed!
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