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Meaning of folder | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈfoʊɫdɚ

Definitions

  1. folder (an organizer that papers are kept in)
  2. An organizer that papers are kept in, usually with an index tab, to be stored as a single unit in a filing cabinet.
  3. folder, directory (virtual container in a computer's file system, in which files and other folders may be stored)
  4. 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.
  5. lace doily
  6. A machine or person that folds things.
  7. billiard cloth, gambling table cloth
  8. A folding knife, typically a pocketknife.
  9. people skills

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca papka qovluq
Беларуская па́пка тэчка
Català carpeta
Čeština adresář složka
Dansk mappe
Ελληνικά φάκελος
Esperanto dosierujo
Suomi kansio
Gaeilge fillteán
Magyar iratgyűjtő
Bahasa Indonesia folder map
Íslenska mappa
ქართული საქაღალდე
Kurdî katalog
Latina catēgoria
Lëtzebuergesch Mapp
Lietuvių aplankas segtuvas
Latviešu mape vāks
Te Reo Māori kōpaki
Македонски папка
Bahasa Melayu pelipat
Nederlands hechtmap map
Português diretoria diretório dobrador folder pasta
Română director dosar
Slovenčina priečinok
Српски adresar folder katalog pasta каталог
Svenska katalog mapp pärm
Kiswahili folda
Tagalog ipitan
Türkçe klasör
Українська каталог папка
Tiếng Việt thư mục

Examples

“I keep all my schoolwork in a yellow folder.”
“My essays are in the folder named "Schoolwork".”
“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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