folder

Plural: folders

Noun

• A person or device that folds things.
• a small book usually having a paper cover
• covering that is folded over to protect the contents
• An organizer that papers are kept in, usually with an index tab, to be stored as a single unit in a filing cabinet.
• 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.
• A machine or person that folds things.
• A folding knife, typically a pocketknife.

Examples

• I keep all my schoolwork in a yellow folder.
• My essays are in the folder named "Schoolwork".
• She was a master folder of tiles, always creating new words from seemingly disparate letters.

Synonyms

booklet, brochure, leaflet, pamphlet, directory