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File folder, a kind of folder that holds loose papers. Often holepunched so papers can be strung together with treasury tags
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A folder is a sheet of heavy paper stock or other thin but stiff material, folded approximately in half, that is used to group together or protect one or more loose pages that are placed within.
In computing, a folder is the WIMP (GUI) metaphor used to represent one directory in a filing system.
The name folder, presenting an analogy to the file folder used in offices, is common on some operating systems such as Mac OS and, increasingly, Microsoft Windows.
Note that the folder metaphor may be misleading with regard to things like file permissions on UNIX: To rename or delete a file you need write permission to the directory that contains the file.
In graphical user interface (GUI) or WIMP environments, folders are often depicted with icons which resemble physical file folders such as those of a file cabinet in an office.