folder
Americannoun
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a binder or file for holding loose papers, etc
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a folded circular
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a machine for folding printed sheets
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a person or thing that folds
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computing another name for directory
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of folder
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Most airlines have an app you can download in advance to receive alerts and it's also worth checking you're signed up to get texts and that emails don't go into your junk folder.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Clutching under his arm a blue folder stuffed with documents, maps, and cadastral surveys, Balliu said he has been threatened several times for trying to assert his rights.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
A simple way to imagine this is like making two photocopies of a document but accidentally placing both copies into the same folder instead of separating them.
From Science Daily ● May 25, 2026
Regulars had their usual jotted down in shorthand and kept in a folder to be used as soon as they walked in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
It’s not till we reach the bottom of the briefcase that we find a manila folder so thin it looks empty.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
Other items found in the SNP headquarters included a £195 memo holder from Smythson, a tea set costing £2,396, and a selection of writing folders.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Part of the problem comes in the form of filing cabinets, manila folders and legacy digital databases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Reporting by the BBC has suggested devices can periodically capture screenshots, which are then stored in hidden folders accessible to authorities.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
If you have multiple returns you’re working on — for yourself and your working teens, for instance, or for your elderly parents — you might need multiple folders.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 29, 2026
A bunch of folders came up with data from experiments that Coal didn’t recognize.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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