folder
UK /ˈfəʊldə/ · US /ˈfoʊldɚ/ noun
Forms folders
- noun An organizer that papers are kept in, usually with an index tab, to be stored as a single unit in a filing cabinet. “I keep all my schoolwork in a yellow folder.”
- noun (computing) A virtual container in a computer's file system, in which files and other folders may be stored. The files and subfolders in a folder are usually related. “My essays are in the folder named "Schoolwork".”
- noun A machine or person that folds things.
- noun A folding knife, typically a folding pocketknife.
Synonyms
Etymology
From fold + -er.
Webster’s 1913
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “folder”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details