noun

folder

folder, file

Please put the documents in the red folder.

Please put the documents in the red folder.

I created a new folder on my computer.

I created a new folder on my computer.

a/the ((...)) folder a folder for sth. This is the folder for new clients.

Synonyms: file, binder, portfolio

From the verb 'fold' plus the agent suffix '-er', denoting a thing that folds or is used for holding folded papers.

A 'folder' is something you use to hold papers that you 'fold'.

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