"folder" meaning in All languages combined

See folder on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfəʊldə(r)/ Audio: en-us-folder.ogg [US] Forms: folder [singular], folders [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A folder holds papers, usually with an writing on the top to show what is inside it.
    Sense id: simple-folder-en-noun-8ohu1Vvw
  2. : A container on a computer which files and other folders may be saved. The files and subfolders in a folder are often about the same thing.
    Sense id: simple-folder-en-noun-gA32GWSG Categories (other): Computing
  3. Someone or something that folds things.
    Sense id: simple-folder-en-noun-hfUNM5h8
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          "text": "(countable) I save my writing in the folder called \"My Documents\""
        }
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