Folder most commonly refers to:
*Folder, one who folds laundry or dry cleaning, e.g., (see
Fluff and Fold)
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File folder
A file folder (or simply folder) is a kind of folder that holds papers and money together for organization and protection. File folders usually consist of a sheet of heavy paper stock or other thin, but stiff, material which is folded in hal ...
, a kind of folder that holds loose sheets of paper
Folder or folding may also refer to:
Art, entertainment, and media
*Folder, a
J-pop
J-pop ( ja, ジェイポップ, ''jeipoppu''; often stylized as J-POP; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), natively also known simply as , is the name for a form of popular music that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the ...
group
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Folder 5
Folder 5 (also spelled Folder5) (フォルダファイヴ ''Forudafaivu'') were a five-girl Japanese pop idol group on the Avex Trax music label. The group's music was known for its Eurobeat style. The band's music was produced by Takashi Kim ...
, a spinoff group from the J-pop group Folder
Computing
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Folder (computing)
In computing, a directory is a file system cataloging structure which contains references to other computer files, and possibly other directories. On many computers, directories are known as folders, or drawers, analogous to a workbench or the tr ...
, a virtual container within a digital file system, in which groups of files and other folders can be kept and organized, a.k.a. list of files
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FOLDER (disk compression)
A disk compression software utility increases the amount of information that can be stored on a hard disk drive of given size. Unlike a file compression utility, which compresses only specified files—and which requires the user to designate ...
, a disk compression component of PTS-DOS
Technology and transportation
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Folding bicycle
A folding bicycle is a bicycle designed to fold into a compact form, facilitating transport and storage. When folded, the bikes can be more easily carried into buildings, on public transportation (facilitating mixed-mode commuting and bicyc ...
, a bicycle which can be folded for compactness
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Folding kayak
A folding kayak is a direct descendant of the original Inuit kayak made of animal skins stretched over frames made from wood and bones. A modern folder has a collapsible frame made of some combination of wood, aluminium and plastic, and a skin ...
, a kayak which can be folded for compactness
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Folding machine
A folding machine is a machine used primarily for the folding of paper. Folding is the sharp-edged bending of paper webs or sheets under pressure at a prepared or unprepared bending point along a straight line according to specified dimensions and ...
, a machine used for folding paper
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Short Folder
Short Folder is a generic name often applied to several different Short Brothers' aircraft types designed and built prior to and during World War I. Short Brothers developed and patented folding wing mechanisms for ship-borne aircraft from 1913 ...
, a series of aeroplanes designed with folding wings for shipborne use (from 1913)
See also
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Folding (disambiguation)
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