n chronological order. A dossier may be distributed across a number of folders. [Archives] 
n., A folded sheet of cardboard or heavy paper serving as a cover for a file or a number of documents. [Archives] 
n., [folders] Folded sheets of light cardboard used to cover or hold papers, letters, or other flat documents, as in a file. [Arts] n., A directory in the sense of a collection of computer files. The term is more common in systems such as the Macintosh or
Windows 95 which have a graphical user interface 