folder

See also: fôlder

English

Etymology

From fold + -er.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfoʊɫdɚ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfəʊldə/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊldə(ɹ)

Noun

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 "Essays".
  3. A machine or person that folds things.
  4. A folding knife.

Translations

Anagrams


Danish

Noun

folder c pl

  1. indefinite plural of folde

Verb

folder

  1. present tense of folde

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English folder.

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: fol‧der
  • Rhymes: -ɔldər

Noun

folder m (plural folders, diminutive foldertje n)

  1. (folded) leaflet with information or advertising

Derived terms


Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

folder

  1. present of folde

Polish

Etymology

From English folder.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔl.dɛr/
  • (file)

Noun

folder m inan

  1. (computing) folder
    Synonym: katalog

Declension


Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English folder.

Noun

folder m (plural folders or folderes (rare))

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

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From English folder.

Noun

folder ? (Cyrillic spelling фолдер)

  1. (computing, colloquial) folder
    Synonyms: fascikla, mȁpa
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