FOLDER (folder)

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IPA (US):

Irregular inflected form: folder   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does folder mean? 

• FOLDER (noun)
  The noun FOLDER has 2 senses:

1. a small book usually having a paper cover

2. covering that is folded over to protect the contents

  Familiarity information: FOLDER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FOLDER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small book usually having a paper cover

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

booklet; brochure; folder; leaflet; pamphlet

Hypernyms ("folder" is a kind of...):

book (a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "folder"):

blue book (a blue booklet used in universities for writing examinations)

ticket book (a book of tickets that can be torn out and used)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Covering that is folded over to protect the contents

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("folder" is a kind of...):

covering (an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "folder"):

file folder (folder that holds papers together in a filing cabinet)

matchbook (a small folder of paper safety matches)

Derivation:

fold (bend or lay so that one part covers the other)