subfolder
noun
sub·fold·er
ˈsəb-ˌfōl-dər 
variants
or less commonly sub-folder
plural subfolders also sub-folders
: an organizational folder on a computer that is located within another folder
… employed a zealous manager … who maintained the computer's files in a meticulous network of folders and subfolders that neatly laid out the group's organizational structure and strategic concerns.—
Alan Cullison
Alan CullisonExamples of subfolder in a Sentence
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Creating folders and subfolders to organize your files is straightforward.
—PCMAG, 30 May 2024
Cleanup Tools > Archive, then hit Archive this folder and all subfolders.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024
The function in the Spreader component used to iterate subfolders.
—Ryan Waniata, Ars Technica, 22 Nov. 2023
For example, if a general folder in your organization’s cloud contains multiple subfolders, some of which are protected, that seems safe.
—Sundaram Lakshmanan, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
To stow it away as a subfolder in the CIO’s portfolio is a mistake, and excluding CSOs from top-level discussions is a risk in and of itself.
—Endre Walls, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022
Each time a photograph is taken from a new perspective, a boundary cell may create a new subfolder to save those images.
—Tino Delamerced, STAT, 10 Mar. 2022
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PCMAG, 30 May 2024
Cleanup Tools > Archive, then hit Archive this folder and all subfolders.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024
The function in the Spreader component used to iterate subfolders.
—Ryan Waniata, Ars Technica, 22 Nov. 2023
For example, if a general folder in your organization’s cloud contains multiple subfolders, some of which are protected, that seems safe.
—Sundaram Lakshmanan, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
To stow it away as a subfolder in the CIO’s portfolio is a mistake, and excluding CSOs from top-level discussions is a risk in and of itself.
—Endre Walls, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022
Each time a photograph is taken from a new perspective, a boundary cell may create a new subfolder to save those images.
—Tino Delamerced, STAT, 10 Mar. 2022
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“Subfolder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subfolder. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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