Meaning

4 senses
  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.

    Ordner, Mappe

    па́пкаpápka, скоросшива́тельskorosšivátelʹ

    па́пкаpápka, швидкозшива́чšvydkozšyváč, те́каtéka

  2. 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.

    My essays are in the folder named "Schoolwork".

    Ordner, Verzeichnis

    па́пкаpápka, катало́гkatalóg, директо́рияdirektórija

    па́пкаpápka, катало́гkatalóh, директо́ріяdyrektórija

  3. A machine or person that folds things.

    фальцо́вщикfalʹcóvščik, фальцо́вщицаfalʹcóvščica

  4. A folding knife, typically a folding pocketknife.

More definitions
  • covering that is folded over to protect the contents
  • a small book usually having a paper cover

Examples

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  1. Tom renamed the folder.

    Том перейменував папку.

    ruТом переименовал папку.

    deTom benannte den Ordner um.

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  2. Tom handed Mary a manila folder.

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  3. Tom handed Mary a blue folder.

    ruТом передал Мэри синюю папку.

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  4. I've lost one of my folders.

    ruЯ потерял одну из моих папок.

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  5. Tom handed Mary the red folder.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
organizer:
container of computer files:
Русский
By meaning 3
organizer:
container of computer files:
person who folds things:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
organizer:
container of computer files:

Origin

From fold + -er.

From fold + -er.

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