folder
- noun
- /ˈfoʊldər/
- In addition, consultants were provided a folder of materials for each assigned classroom to minimize preparation time.
- file folder
- a folder of papers
- a folder containing papers
And then you have the little pocket folder thing.
- And then you have the little pocket folder thing.
- So yeah, the first folder is what is this folder?
- Next we have school and I had just, I don't love this folder, but it's there.
Examples
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Team members had access to the folders of their group members, which facilitated collaboration.
Academic text (1998) -
I just have one folder, one videos folder, right?
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So I have to open this folder, then copy it.
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So when you change the folder, the files can change as well.
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I took the liberty of looking at your file folder.
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Put the actual art print, transparency, or whatever in the folder, if at all possible.
Academic text (1992) -
I also created computer files and folders for each student and placed them on the network server.
Academic text (1998) -
Joey takes up a big, bulging manila folder from the shelves and begins to look through it.
Fiction book (1992) -
I used a colorful folder to organize my school papers.
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She placed the important documents in a protective folder to keep them safe.
Synonyms
A folded piece of stiff paper that keeps loose papers in order
A folder with rings that open to hold loose sheets of paper
A folder inside another folder, for example on a computer or in a filing cabinet
Compounds
How Protective
Surface Forms
Etymology
Folder comes from the verb fold, which means 'to bend' or 'to close', plus the ending -er meaning 'one that does something'. So a folder is literally a thing for folded papers or a thing that holds papers, which is why we use folders to store and protect documents.