folder vs leaflet what difference

what is difference between folder and leaflet

English

Etymology

From fold +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfoʊɫdɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfəʊldə/
• Rhymes: -əʊldə(ɹ)

Noun

folder (plural folders)

1. An organizer that papers are kept in, usually with an index tab, to be stored as a single unit in a filing cabinet.

2. (computing) A virtual container in a computer’s file system, in which files and other folders may be stored. The files and subfolders in a folder are usually related.

   Synonym: directory

3. A machine or person that folds things.
4. A folding knife, typically a pocketknife.

Descendants

Translations

Anagrams

• forled, refold, rolfed

Danish

Noun

folder c pl

1. indefinite plural of folde

Verb

folder

1. present tense of folde

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English folder.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: fol‧der
• Rhymes: -ɔldər

Noun

folder m (plural folders, diminutive foldertje n)

1. (folded) leaflet with information or advertising

Derived terms

Indonesian

Etymology

From English folder.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔldər/
• Hyphenation: fol‧dêr

Noun

foldêr (first-person possessive folderku, second-person possessive foldermu, third-person possessive foldernya)

1. folder
   1. (computing) A virtual container in a computer’s file system, in which files and other folders may be stored.

      Synonym: direktori

   2. An organizer that papers are kept in, usually with an index tab, to be stored as a single unit in a filing cabinet.

      Synonym: map

Further reading

• “folder” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

folder

1. present of folde

Polish

Etymology

From English folder.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔl.dɛr/

Noun

folder m inan

1. (computing) folder

   Synonym: katalog

Declension

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• fôlder

Etymology

From English folder.

Noun

folder m (plural folders or folderes (rare))

1. (Brazil) leaflet (small piece of paper with information)

   Synonym: panfleto

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From English folder.

Noun

folder ? (Cyrillic spelling фолдер)

1. (computing, colloquial) folder

   Synonyms: fascikla, mȁpa

English

Etymology

From leaf +‎ -let.

Pronunciation

• enPR: lēfʹlĭt, IPA^(key): /ˈliːflɪt/

Noun

leaflet (plural leaflets)

1. (botany) One of the components of a compound leaf.
2. (botany) A small plant leaf.

   Synonym: leafling

3. A small sheet of paper containing information, used for dissemination of said information, often an advertisement.

   Synonyms: flyer, folder, handbill, pamphlet

4. (anatomy) A flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• booklet
• brochure
• catalog, catalogue
• circular
• junk mail
• pinna
• pinnule
• pamphlet

Verb

leaflet (third-person singular simple present leaflets, present participle leafleting or leafletting, simple past and past participle leafleted or leafletted)

1. (transitive) To distribute leaflets to.

   A sidewalk preacher gave an impassioned sermon while an assistant leafleted those who stayed to listen.

2. (intransitive) To distribute leaflets.

   During the summer, Peter earned some extra cash by leafleting for a local pizza delivery restaurant.

Usage notes

• The inflected forms leafletted and leafletting are sometimes seen, but the spellings leafleted and leafleting are preferred.

Derived terms

• leafleting

Anagrams

• fellate

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