folder

noun

fold·er | \ ˈfōl-dər

Definition of folder

1 : one that folds

2 : a folded printed circular

3a : a folded cover or large envelope for holding or filing loose papers

b : an organizational element of a computer operating system used to group files or other folders together

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Examples of folder in a Sentence

a folder offering tips for heating one's home efficiently

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In a demo, training an image-recognition algorithm to distinguish different flavors of ice cream was as easy as dragging and dropping a folder containing a few dozen images, and waiting a few seconds. — Tom Simonite, WIRED, "Apple's Plans to Bring Artificial Intelligence to Your Phone," 6 June 2018 In the body of the email message, instruct the recipients to copy this file into the same folder on their hard drives. — Jd Sartain, PCWorld, "How to create and share custom Style Sheets in Word and PowerPoint," 8 Aug. 2018 The wristbands and tickets — worth about $800,000 before they were voided — were tucked into folders containing registration materials, said Katie Otto, development director for the California FFA Foundation. — Sonali Kohli, latimes.com, "Someone stole a trailer full of 8,000 Disney California Adventure tickets," 19 Apr. 2018 Dropbox has since deleted the offending folder and its contents. — refinery29.com, "It's Illegal, But These Marines Are Still Sharing Nudes Of Women In The Military," 10 Mar. 2018 My desktop is filled with a million documents and screen shots that never go into a proper folder, and my desk is equally as bad. — Jane Larkworthy, The Cut, "Wende Zomnir Wants to Undo Your Makeup a Little," 7 Feb. 2018 Only the Professional tier will allow Smart Sync, which automatically backs up selected folders on your computer. — Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, "How to pick the cloud storage service that’s right for you," 31 Aug. 2018 Fuzzy tipped pens, rainbow pattern folders, notebooks with whimsical unicorns, and markers that smelt like cotton candy. — Katelyn Chef, Teen Vogue, "Back to School 2018: Colorful School Supplies," 11 Aug. 2018 Click the attachment icon in your email client and then navigate to the Users/username/AppData/Roaming/Microsoft/Quick Styles folder on your hard drive. — Jd Sartain, PCWorld, "How to create and share custom Style Sheets in Word and PowerPoint," 8 Aug. 2018

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