filter A porous material for separating suspended particulate matter from liquids by passing the liquid through the pores in the filter and sieving out the solids['fɪltə]n
filteren(To display files that meet certain criteria. For example, you might filter files by a particular author so that you only see the files written by that person. Filtering does not delete files, it simply changes the view so that you only see the files that meet your criteria)
filter To display only the rows in a list that satisfy the conditions you specify. You use the AutoFilter command to display rows that match one or more specific values, calculated values, or conditions['fɪltə]abbr.
