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

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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

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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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