folder
See also: fôlder
English
Etymology
From fold + -er.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfoʊɫdɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfəʊldə/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊldə(ɹ)
Noun
folder (plural folders)
![](Images/wiktionary/38254-new_folder-3.svg.png.webp)
A typical icon of a folder (2)
- 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.
- (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".
- A machine or person that folds things.
- 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.
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Derived terms
- bone folder
- hot folder
- paper-folder
Descendants
- → 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
Translations
organizer
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container of computer files
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person who folds things
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a folding knife, typically a pocketknife — see folding knife, pocketknife
Anagrams
- forled, refold, rolfed
Danish
Noun
folder c pl
- indefinite plural of folde
Verb
folder
- present tense of folde
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English folder.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: fol‧der
- Rhymes: -ɔldər
Noun
folder m (plural folders, diminutive foldertje n)
- (folded) leaflet with information or advertising
Derived terms
- aanbiedingsfolder
- reclamefolder
Indonesian
Etymology
From English folder.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɔldər/
- Hyphenation: fol‧dêr
Noun
foldêr (first-person possessive folderku, second-person possessive foldermu, third-person possessive foldernya)
- folder
- (computing) A virtual container in a computer's file system, in which files and other folders may be stored.
- Synonym: direktori
- 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
- (computing) A virtual container in a computer's file system, in which files and other folders may be stored.
Further reading
- “folder” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
folder
- present of folde
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English folder.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɔl.dɛr/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔldɛr
- Syllabification: fol‧der
Noun
folder m inan
- (computing) folder
- Synonym: katalog
- brochure
Declension
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
- folder in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- folder in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- fôlder
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English folder.
Noun
folder m (plural folders or (rare) folderes)
- (Brazil) leaflet (small piece of paper with information)
- Synonym: panfleto
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From English folder.
Noun
folder ? (Cyrillic spelling фолдер)
- (computing, colloquial) folder
- Synonyms: fascikla, mȁpa
Swedish
![](Images/wiktionary/Great_Walk_pamphlets.jpg.webp)
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English folder. According to SO attested since 1948.
Noun
folder c
- A folded leaflet.
- (computing, nonstandard) Synonym of mapp (“folder”).
References
- folder in Svensk ordbok (SO)