FOLDER

folder

(noun) covering that is folded over to protect the contents

booklet, brochure, folder, leaflet, pamphlet

(noun) a small book usually having a paper cover

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

folder (plural folders)

An organizer that papers are kept in, usually with an index tab, to be stored as a single unit in a filing cabinet.

(computing) A virtual container in a computer's file system, in which files and other folders may be stored. The files and subfolders in a folder are usually related.

Synonym: directory

A machine or person that folds things.

A folding knife.

Anagrams

• refold, rolfed

Source: Wiktionary


Fold"er, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, folds; esp., a flat, knifelike instrument used for folding paper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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