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n. folder that holds papers together in a filing cabinet
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A file folder (US usage) (or folder in British and Australian usage) is a kind of folder that holds loose 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 half, and are used to keep paper documents. Files may also contain other things like magazine, cased in music cd's, etc. sometimes mostly not used for any official use, rather used as normal storage in a home. They are often used in conjunction with a filing cabinet for storage. File folders can easily be purchased at office supply stores. Although the origin of the file folder is uncertain, many theories point to U.S. Civil War lieutenant Joseph P. Meisburger as the first to develop the concept.
File folders are usually labeled based on what is inside them. Folders can be labeled directly on the tab with a pen or pencil. Others write on adhesive labels that are placed on the tabs. There are also electronic label makers that can be used to make the labels.
File folders can be made from plastic or paper. When paper is used, it is preferable that it is made from paper pulp with long cellulose fibre, such as kraft paper or manila paper.
Usage examples of "file folder".
And on a file folder, and two or three other places about the lab.
The chief of her country's intelligence service had a file folder in his lap which he had already memorized, having had the luxury of a working day to familiarize himself with the new chief of state.
He was sitting on her sofa and was hunched over another file folder hed spread on her coffee table.
Harrod placed the file folder with its TOP SECRET label in front of them but made no effort to open it or show it to the Marine.
Holding now her sixteenth Kleenex, Miss Reynolds opened a file folder, picked up the telephone on her desk, and began to dial.
Father Vincent pulled open a drawer on the plain dresser, and drew out a file folder, held closed with a wide rubber band.
Phate was still online and Trapdoor was still trying to crack the personnel file folder.
Did you two have anything--pads of paper, a file folder--with you?
Dart tube and darts, belt fully charged, file folder on the trade talks.
In that capacity, he had found a file folder accidentally left on a table of his division's law library.