A named storage area on a computer or device containing files and other folders. Folders are used to organize information electronically, the same way actual folders in a filing cabinet do.
— Computer ScienceIn Distributed File System (DFS), an object in a namespace that virtualizes multiple shared folders (referred to as folder targets), or in the case of folders without targets, adds hierarchy to the namespace.
— Computer ScienceA feature that allows users to group tiles and Live Tiles on the Start Screen and keep apps better organized.
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