- 1a cardboard or plastic cover for holding loose papers, etc. There were two new buff folders on my desk.
- 2(in some computer systems) a way of organizing and storing computer files Wordfinderfilecopy, data, delete, file, folder, icon, menu, open, password, print See related entries: Email, Using a computer
folder
nounBrE BrE//ˈfəʊldə(r)//; NAmE NAmE//ˈfoʊldər//
Email, Using a computerCheck pronunciation: folder