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folder
(foʊldəʳ)
Word forms: plural folders
1. countable noun
A folder is a thin piece of cardboard in which you can keep loose papers.
2. countable noun
A folder is a group of files that are stored together on a computer.
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folder in British English
(ˈfəʊldə)
noun
1.
a binder or file for holding loose papers, etc
2.
a folded circular
3.
a machine for folding printed sheets
4.
a person or thing that folds
5. computing another name for directory (sense 5)
folder in American English
(ˈfoʊldər)
noun
1.
a person or thing that folds
2.
a sheet of cardboard or heavy paper folded for holding loose papers, as in a file
3. US
a circular with one or more folds, each section of which is a separate printed page
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British English: folder /ˈfəʊldə/ NOUN
A folder is a thin piece of cardboard in which you can keep loose papers.
- American English: folder
- Arabic: مَحْفَظَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: pasta de papéis
- Chinese: 文件夹
- Croatian: fascikl
- Czech: desky
- Danish: folder
- Dutch: map
- European Spanish: carpeta
- Finnish: kansio
- French: chemise dossier
- German: Mappe
- Greek: κλασέρ
- Italian: cartella
- Japanese: ホルダー
- Korean: 폴더
- Norwegian: mappe
- Polish: folder
- European Portuguese: pasta de papéis
- Romanian: dosar
- Russian: папка
- Latin American Spanish: carpeta
- Swedish: mapp
- Thai: ที่เก็บเอกสาร
- Turkish: dosya
- Ukrainian: швидкозшивач
- Vietnamese: cặp tài liệu
Chinese translation of 'folder'
folder
(ˈfəuldəʳ)
n (c)
- (for papers)
文件夹(夾)
(wénjiànjiā) (个(個), gè)
(noun)
Definition
a binder or file for holding loose papers
Inside the folder was a single sheet of paper.
Synonyms
file
a file of insurance papers
portfolio
envelope
dossier
The government kept dossiers on its citizens.
binder
Additional synonyms
in the sense of dossier
Definition
a collection of papers about a subject or person
The government kept dossiers on its citizens.
Synonyms
report,
record,
file,
detail,
note,
data,
intelligence,
facts,
gen (British, informal)
Synonyms of 'folder'
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