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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.


folder

/ ˈəʊə /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of folder1

First recorded in 1545–55; fold 1 + -er 1
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"As soon as I saw it I realised that this folder should not have been public."

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Ritter continued her vacation but mentally filed away the incident in her “fat folder” of ideas when she returned.

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She said the agent had a folder with a photo of a person who they believed to be the driver.

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I had it in my folder, and I was playing stuff for Beyoncé.

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I turned piles into stacks and labeled new file folders and made a few spreadsheets.

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