folder
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• noun
A folding cover or holder, typically made of stiff paper or cardboard, used to store and organize loose papers or documents.
"She placed the signed contracts into a bright yellow folder before handing them to her manager."
An organizational unit in a computer's file system used to store and group digital files or other directories.
"He created a new folder on his desktop to keep all the project images together."
A person or machine that folds materials, such as paper in a printing press or clothes in a laundry.
"The automated folder at the printing plant can process thousands of brochures per hour."
• Rhymes for folder
Word Origin & Etymology
Originated in the late 19th century from the verb 'fold' combined with the agent suffix '-er', initially referring to a person or device that folds, and later (1890s) applied to a folded piece of cardboard used for holding loose papers.
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