folder

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

folder
    n 1: a small book usually having a paper cover [syn: {booklet},
         {brochure}, {folder}, {leaflet}, {pamphlet}]
    2: covering that is folded over to protect the contents

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Folder \Fold"er\, n.
   One who, or that which, folds; esp., a flat, knifelike
   instrument used for folding paper.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

directory
directories
folder

   <file system> A node in a hierarchical {file system} which
   contains zero or more other nodes - generally, {files} or
   other directories.

   The term "folder" is sometimes used in systems such as the
   {Macintosh} or {Microsoft Windows} in which directories are
   traditionally depicted as folders (like small briefcases).

   (2007-02-21)

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

24 Moby Thesaurus words for "folder":
      book end, book support, book table, book tray, book truck,
      bookcase, bookholder, booklet, bookrack, bookrest, bookshelf,
      bookstack, bookstand, brochure, chapbook, circular, comic book,
      folio, leaflet, pamphlet, portfolio, revolving bookcase, stack,
      tract

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