I heard this word and thought, okay may be an interesting yahoo name because it is such a strange word. But what is a file-o-fax really?
2006-09-06 21:46:08 · 4 answers · asked by file_o_fax 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Filofax is a company based in the UK that produces a range of personal organisers that are traditionally leather bound and have a six-ring loose-leaf binder system. The name originates from an abbreviation of the phrase "file of facts". The company name was coined for the name of the product when it was founded in 1921. The popularity of the Filofax grew enormously during the early 1980's due to them being stocked by the British fashion designer Paul Smith in his shops. Filofax is part of the UK-based Letts group. In 2006, Phoenix Equity Partners led a secondary buy out of the business. The deal provided an exit for private equity firm Dunedin Capital Partners. A filofax is also a small book with easily removable pages.
Filofax is also the UK name of the film Taking Care of Business, which is based around a filofax (and thus one's entire identity) being stolen.
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2006-09-06 21:52:02 · answer #1 · answered by Meh 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
File O Fax
2016-12-26 06:37:48 · answer #2 · answered by mcgarr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
File A Fax
2016-11-13 05:06:35 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is actually written as FiloFAX
Filofax is a company based in the UK that produces a range of personal organisers that are traditionally leather bound and have a six-ring loose-leaf binder system. The name originates from an abbreviation of the phrase "file of facts". The company name was coined for the name of the product when it was founded in 1921. The popularity of the Filofax grew enormously during the early 1980's due to them being stocked by the British fashion designer Paul Smith in his shops. Filofax is part of the UK-based Letts group. In 2006, Phoenix Equity Partners led a secondary buy out of the business. The deal provided an exit for private equity firm Dunedin Capital Partners. A filofax is also a small book with easily removable pages.
Filofax is also the UK name of the film Taking Care of Business, which is based around a filofax (and thus one's entire identity) being stolen.
2006-09-06 22:18:24 · answer #4 · answered by tombraider 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's written Filofax. It is a personal organizer (like Day Runner), appointment book, notes, adddress book, etc.... It is very popular in Europe, available in the US in select stores. It is expensive.
2006-09-06 21:53:33 · answer #5 · answered by browneyedgirl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋