Folder
A folder is an office item that consists of a sheet of paper , plastic or similar material and is folded (usually in the middle) so that two corners touch each other. Documents or similar thin objects can be stored between these two wings of the sheet .
The simplest type is the folder . It consists of a sheet of cardboard approx. 46 × 31 cm in size, which is folded in the middle in landscape format and thus folded to approx. 23 × 31 cm. The result is a folder for loosely merged unfolded sheets up to A4 size. The protruding edge of the folder protects it from damage. File covers are more of a temporary type of storage and are usually offered in 250 g / m² quality. The colored versions offered are advantageous for organizing documents, for example according to departments.
In the internal mail from governments and businesses documents or files are often a house mail envelope or a parking folder (also: parking lid or Einstellmappe ) or floating file transported to an internal addressing is written, forward it boxes are printed in the consignor Recipient is entered. In each box there is a former recipient who himself became the sender to the address in the box after him. In the last place is the last recipient .
There are several types of folders, such as wing folders . These usually have three wings on one side that protect the contents of the folder from accidentally falling out.
In Austria, folder is also a term for folder.
Portfolio is also the name for a compilation of works that must be submitted when applying for courses such as art, design or architecture.
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- ^ Thomas Kapielski : Weltgunst. Memories 2002 to summer 2004. Zweiausendeins, Frankfurt am Main 2006, p. 94 (with illustration).
- ↑ Maximilian Popp, Just don't grab into the cliché box, Spiegel-Online, September 15, 2005.