Word Type

Noun

The word "folder" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

briefcase file cabinet file drawer filing cabinet school shelf

Capable Of

separate papers

Derived Terms

bone folder book folder file folder folderful folderless folderlike homework folder hot folder magazine folder manila folder paper-folder refolder superfolder watched folder

Derived From

fold

Context

computing

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

book covering

Type Of (IsA)

covering

Related Terms

computer file file system filing cabinet fold folding machine index knife organizer paper related store subfolder virtual

Synonym Network

booklet leaflet

Used For

containing similar items filing hold paper keeping like things together organizing organizing documents organizing papers storage store documents store drawings store hard copies of informatin store papers

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.