chronofile

Etymology

From chrono- + file, coined by Buckminster Fuller for his own Dymaxion Chronofile.

chronofile means A historical record made up of everyday papers and documents from many stages of the owner's life. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.

Why “chronofile” is a great word

CHRONOFILE — [Noun] A comprehensive personal archive comprising the raw documents, papers, and ephemera systematically amassed throughout the owner’s life. From the combining form chrono- (from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos), meaning "time") + file (meaning "a collection of papers or information"), coined by R. Buckminster Fuller for his own Dymaxion Chronofile. Unlike a chronicle, which presents a curated, narrative sequence of events, or a scrapbook, which implies a sentimental selection of highlights, a chronofile is the unculled, systematic sediment of an existence. It is the weight of a filing cabinet drawer sticking on its rails, the faded thermal paper of a decades-old receipt, the precise grid of a forgotten appointment calendar—the quiet insistence that a life, in its entirety, is worth preserving as data before it dissolves into anecdote.

noun

A historical record made up of everyday papers and documents from many stages of the owner's life.“Designated scholars kept journals or diaries of their participation in the project as well as chronofiles — depositories of the notes, announcements, and other memorabilia relevant to a scholar's life.”