folder

See also: fôlder

English

Etymology

From fold +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfoʊldɚ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfəʊldə/
  • Audio (US):(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.
  3. (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 "Schoolwork".
  4. A machine or person that folds things.
  6. A folding knife, typically a folding 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.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Brazilian Portuguese: folder, fôlder
  • → Dutch: folder
  • → Indonesian: folder
  • → Japanese: フォルダ (foruda), フォルダー (forudā)
  • → Korean: 폴더 (poldeo)
  • → Polish: folder
  • → Portuguese: folder
  • → Serbo-Croatian: folder
  • → Spanish: folder
  • → Swedish: folder

Translations

Anagrams

Chinese

Etymology

From English folder.

Pronunciation

Noun

folder

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) folder; organizer
  2. (Hong Kong Cantonese, computing) folder

References

  • Bauer, Robert S. (2021), ABC Cantonese-English Comprehensive Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 284

Danish

Noun

folder c pl

  1. indefinite plural of folde

Verb

folder

  1. 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)

  1. (folded) leaflet with information or advertising

Derived terms

Indonesian

Etymology

From English folder.

Pronunciation

Noun

foldêr (plural folder-folder)

  1. (computing) folder (a virtual container in a computer's file system)
    Synonym: direktori
  2. folder (an organizer that papers are kept in)
    Synonym: map

Further reading

Manx

Noun

folder m (genitive singular folder, plural folderyn)

  1. alternative spelling of foldyr

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

folder

  1. 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

    1. (computing) folder
      Synonym: katalog
    2. brochure

    Declension

    Declension of folder
    singular plural
    nominative folder foldery
    genitive foldera, folderu folderów
    dative folderowi folderom
    accusative folder foldery
    instrumental folderem folderami
    locative folderze folderach
    vocative folderze foldery

    Further reading

    • “folder”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • “folder”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)

    Portuguese

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

      Unadapted borrowing from English folder.

      Pronunciation

       
      • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfow.deʁ/ [ˈfoʊ̯.deh]
        • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈfow.deɾ/ [ˈfoʊ̯.deɾ]
        • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈfow.deʁ/ [ˈfoʊ̯.deχ]
        • (Caipira) IPA(key): /ˈfow.deɻ/ [ˈfoʊ̯.deɻ]

      Noun

      folder m (plural folders or folderes)

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

      Further reading

      • “fôlder”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2026

      Serbo-Croatian

      Etymology

      Borrowed from English folder.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /fǒlder/

      Noun

      folder ? (Cyrillic spelling фолдер)

      1. (computing, colloquial) folder
        Synonyms: fascikl, mapa

      Further reading

      • “folder”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
      • “folder”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

      Spanish

      Etymology

        Unadapted borrowing from English folder.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ˈfoldeɾ/ [ˈfol̪.d̪eɾ]
        • Rhymes: -oldeɾ
        • Syllabification: fol‧der

        Noun

        folder m (plural folders)

        1. (Latin America) alternative form of fólder

        Usage notes

        • According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

        Further reading

        Swedish

        en folder, flera foldrar

        Etymology

        Unadapted borrowing from English folder. According to SO attested since 1948.

        Noun

        folder c

        1. A folded leaflet.
          Synonym: broschyr
          • 2020 July 6, Christian S Zetterdahl, “Folder uppmärksammar om våld i hemmet [Leaflet highlights domestic violence]”, in SVT Nyheter‎[3], archived from the original on 24 January 2025:
            Länstyrelsen tillsammans med Region Östergötland har tagit fram en folder med information om utsatthet i hemmet relaterat till covid-19.
            The County Administrative Board, together with Region Östergötland, has produced a leaflet with information on vulnerability in the home related to COVID-19.
        2. (computing, nonstandard) synonym of mapp (“folder”)
          • 2023 March 6, “Jobba smartare – här är 10 finfina tillägg till Microsoft Office [Work smarter – here are 10 excellent add-ons for Microsoft Office]”, in Computer Sweden‎[4], archived from the original on 7 September 2024:
            Det här tillägget, som är gratis, vägleder dig genom förloppet i tre enkla steg. Du ombeds välja den folder där de raderade mejlen först fanns (Återskapa dokument eller Rensa).
            This add-on, which is free, guides you through the process in three simple steps. You are asked to select the folder where the deleted emails were originally located (Restore documents or Clean up).

        References

        • “folder”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)

        Tagalog

        Alternative forms

        Etymology

          Borrowed from English folder.

          Pronunciation

          • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈfoldeɾ/ [ˈfol.d̪ɛɾ]
            • IPA(key): (with nativization) /ˈpoldeɾ/ [ˈpol.d̪ɛɾ]
          • Rhymes: -oldeɾ
          • Syllabification: fol‧der

          Noun

          folder (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜇᜒᜇ᜔)

          1. folder (organizer that papers are kept in)
            Synonym: karpeta

          Further reading

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