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

/ ˈfəʊldə /

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of folder¹

First recorded in 1545–55; fold ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Use analog and digital storage: a physical binder and digital folder or cloud backup.

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A folder had been compiled with 38 documents that should have been returned to the federal government.

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A wrinkled manila folder with her husband’s birth certificate and tax returns was on Mercedes’ lap.

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He was pleased with himself because he had just finished writing a report and was binding it into a folder and adding tabs.

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Inside the football were folders with the secret commands needed to launch a nuclear strike.

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Related Words

• binder 
• file 
• pocket