file folder
noun
a thin cardboard folder of a size to be stored in the drawer of a file cabinet and for containing correspondence and other files.
file folders
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pluralof file folder.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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As a parting gift, Manuguid created mini file folders with each student’s name written on the tab.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2023
The deputy behind the counter sighed as I pulled out two bulging file folders of documentation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
In any court, the clerk's office, with its shelves upon shelves of file folders, is the place to go if you're looking for key records in a criminal proceeding.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2022
Guarín-Zapata was taught computer basics in high school — how to save, how to use file folders, how to navigate the terminal — which is knowledge many of his current students are coming in without.
From The Verge ● Sep. 22, 2021
I see now that she provoked me in a good way, introducing me to the idea that not everyone needs to have their file folders labeled and alphabetized, or even to have files at all.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
