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folder

[fohl-der]

noun

  1. a person or thing that folds.

  2. a printed sheet, as a circular or timetable, folded into a number of usually pagelike sections.

  3. a folded sheet of light cardboard used to cover or hold papers, letters, etc., as in a file.

  4. Computers.directory.



folder

/ ˈəʊə /

noun

  1. a binder or file for holding loose papers, etc

  2. a folded circular

  3. a machine for folding printed sheets

  4. a person or thing that folds

  5. computing another name for directory

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of folder1

First recorded in 1545–55; fold 1 + -er 1
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There is something else, though: a folder with Maher's school records has been found.

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In some of the photos, the Democratic governor appears to attempt to hide her face behind a folder.

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In Canada, the premier of Manitoba, Wab Kinew, signed a decree in an oversized folder and held it up with his signature, à la Trump.

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The folders that Martyn would send me were from different locales where the birds might have stopped, ecospheres of these different zones.

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"As soon as I saw it I realised that this folder should not have been public."

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