folder

n 1: a small book usually having a paper cover [syn: {booklet}, {brochure},

{leaflet}, {pamphlet}]

2: folded over to protect the contents

folder

A {directory} in the sense of a collection

of computer {files}. The term is more common in systems such

as the {Macintosh} or {Windows 95} which have a {graphical

user interface} and provide a graphical {file browser} in

which directories are traditionally depicted as folders (like

small briefcases).

(1997-03-20)