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See also: fôlder
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfoʊɫdɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfəʊldə/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -əʊldə(ɹ)
Noun
[edit]folder (plural folders)
- 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 "Schoolwork".
- 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.
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]organizer
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container of computer files
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person who folds things
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Anagrams
[edit]Chinese
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[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: fou1 daa2 / fou1 daa4
- Yale: fōu dá / fōu dàh
- Cantonese Pinyin: fou1 daa2 / fou1 daa4
- Guangdong Romanization: fou1 da2 / fou1 da4
- Sinological IPA (key): /fou̯⁵⁵ taː³⁵/, /fou̯⁵⁵ taː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
[edit]folder
References
[edit]- Bauer, Robert S. (2021) ABC Cantonese-English Comprehensive Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 284
Danish
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[edit]folder c pl
Verb
[edit]folder
Dutch
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[edit]Noun
[edit]folder m (plural folders, diminutive foldertje n)
- (folded) leaflet with information or advertising
Derived terms
[edit]Indonesian
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[edit]Noun
[edit]foldêr (first-person possessive folderku, second-person possessive foldermu, third-person possessive foldernya)
Further reading
[edit]- “folder” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål
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[edit]folder
Polish
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[edit]Noun
[edit]folder m inan
Declension
[edit]Declension of folder
Further reading
[edit]- folder in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- folder in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from English folder.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]folder m (plural folders or folderes)
Further reading
[edit]- “fôlder”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024
Serbo-Croatian
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[edit]folder ? (Cyrillic spelling фолдер)
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from English folder. According to SO attested since 1948.
Noun
[edit]folder c
- A folded leaflet.
- 2020 July 6, Christian S Zetterdahl, “Folder uppmärksammar om våld i hemmet [Leaflet highlights domestic violence]”, in SVT Nyheter:
- 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.
- Synonym: broschyr
- (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:
- 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
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