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Originally Posted by redcat
Perhaps it would be best to start off with "directories" an old 80's and 90's term.
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"Directories" refers to something specific within computer filesystems, and the term is still used on most systems, including the modern Linux systems on most ereaders. "Folders" is a GUI term to make it more intuitive to those users who never actually "see" the filesystem underneath, nor the various paths that can be used to access each file. It is a simplification rather than a substitute.