folder

[ fohl-der ]
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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.

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

  2. Computers. directory (def. 4a).

Origin of folder

1
First recorded in 1545–55; fold1 + -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for folder

folder

/ (ˈfəʊldə) /


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

  2. a folded circular

  1. a machine for folding printed sheets

  2. a person or thing that folds

  3. computing another name for directory (def. 5)

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