file cabinet vs filing cabinet

file cabinet and filing cabinet both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
file cabinet	Yes	No	No	No
filing cabinet	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, file cabinet and filing cabinet are synonyms defined as:

file cabinet and filing cabinet: office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order

Other synonyms of file cabinet include file.

file cabinet (noun)	filing cabinet (noun)
office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order	office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order