folder

[fohl-der]

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noun

a person or thing that folds.

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

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

Computers. directory(def 4a).

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Origin of folder

First recorded in 1545–55; fold¹ + -er¹

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Examples from the Web for folder

Gloria opens a folder filled with legal documents, incident reports, and handwritten notes.
A Shooting on a Tribal Land Uncovers Feds Running Wild|Caitlin Dickson|August 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The remaining question was how to incorporate the folder into the painting.
The Symbol Mitt Romney Demanded on His Official Gubernatorial Portrait|Michael Daly|October 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I opened my folder … and really, I almost had a heart attack.
Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel on His Fear of Being the Last Holocaust Witness|Rob Verger|August 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
“They are one more part of the folder,” says John Birney, senior associate director of admissions at Johns Hopkins.
Do College Interviews Count?|Steve Cohen, Mike Muska|October 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Those girls were following me around in a most impudent way; and they were right here when I got up and forgot that folder.
Ruth Fielding Down in Dixie|Alice B. Emerson
To locate his folder, a cross-index is necessary, as it is not possible to remember the numbers of all correspondents.
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 1|Various
The letter is filed in folder No. 160, just four hundred and fifty folders out of the way.
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 1|Various
Gloria picked up a folder and pretended to concentrate on it.
Hex|Laurence Mark Janifer (AKA Larry M. Harris)
The folder is filed back of the proper alphabetical guide, as in Fig. 17, and is used exclusively for that one correspondent.
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for folder

folder

noun

a binder or file for holding loose papers, etc

a folded circular

a machine for folding printed sheets

a person or thing that folds

computing another name for directory (def. 5)

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Word Origin and History for folder