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folder

See also: fôlder

English

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Etymology

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From fold +‎ -er.

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Noun

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folder (plural folders)

 
A typical icon of a folder (2)
  1. An organizer that papers are kept in, usually with an index tab, to be stored as a single unit in a filing cabinet.
    I keep all my schoolwork in a yellow folder.
  2. (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
    My essays are in the folder named "Schoolwork".
  3. A machine or person that folds things.
  4. A folding knife, typically a pocketknife.
    • 2010 August 20, Joe Kertzman, Knives 2011: The World's Greatest Knife Book, F+W Media, Inc., →ISBN:
      A funny name for a knife, the Needs Work folder is purpose-built as a working folder, and includes a straight, plain-edge, modified-wharncliffe blade, and a comfortable, ergonomic handle.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Brazilian Portuguese: folder, fôlder
  • → Dutch: folder
  • → Indonesian: folder
  • → Japanese: フォルダ (foruda), フォルダー (forudā)
  • → Polish: folder
  • → Serbo-Croatian: folder

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Chinese

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Etymology

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From English folder.

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folder

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) folder; organizer
  2. (Hong Kong Cantonese, computing) folder

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  • Bauer, Robert S. (2021) ABC Cantonese-English Comprehensive Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 284

Danish

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Noun

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folder c pl

  1. indefinite plural of folde

Verb

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folder

  1. present tense of folde

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English folder.

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Noun

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folder m (plural folders, diminutive foldertje n)

  1. (folded) leaflet with information or advertising

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From English folder.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔldər/
  • Hyphenation: fol‧dêr

Noun

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foldêr (first-person possessive folderku, second-person possessive foldermu, third-person possessive foldernya)

  1. folder
    1. (computing) A virtual container in a computer's file system, in which files and other folders may be stored.
      Synonym: direktori
    2. An organizer that papers are kept in, usually with an index tab, to be stored as a single unit in a filing cabinet.
      Synonym: map

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Verb

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folder

  1. present of folde

Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English folder.

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Noun

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folder m inan

  1. (computing) folder
    Synonym: katalog
  2. brochure

Declension

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Declension of folder
singular plural
nominative folder foldery
genitive folderu (more rarely foldera) folderów
dative folderowi folderom
accusative folder foldery
instrumental folderem folderami
locative folderze folderach
vocative folderze foldery

Further reading

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  • folder in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • folder in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English folder.

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Noun

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folder m (plural folders or folderes)

  1. (Brazil) leaflet (small piece of paper with information)
    Synonym: panfleto

Further reading

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  • “fôlder”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English folder.

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folder ? (Cyrillic spelling фолдер)

  1. (computing, colloquial) folder
    Synonyms: fascikl, mapa

Swedish

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en folder, flera foldrar

Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English folder. According to SO attested since 1948.

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folder c

  1. A folded leaflet.
    • 2020 July 6, Christian S Zetterdahl, “Folder uppmärksammar om våld i hemmet [Leaflet highlights domestic violence]”, in SVT Nyheter:
      Länstyrelsen tillsammans med Region Östergötland har tagit fram en folder med information om utsatthet i hemmet relaterat till covid-19.
      The County Administrative Board, together with Region Östergötland, has produced a leaflet with information on vulnerability in the home related to COVID-19.
    Synonym: broschyr
  2. (computing, nonstandard) Synonym of mapp (“folder”).
    • 2023 March 6, “Jobba smartare – här är 10 finfina tillägg till Microsoft Office [Work smarter – here are 10 excellent add-ons for Microsoft Office]”, in Computer Sweden:
      Det här tillägget, som är gratis, vägleder dig genom förloppet i tre enkla steg. Du ombeds välja den folder där de raderade mejlen först fanns (Återskapa dokument eller Rensa).
      This add-on, which is free, guides you through the process in three simple steps. You are asked to select the folder where the deleted emails were originally located (Restore documents or Clean up).

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