A portable, often flat case with a handle, used for carrying papers or books.
[brief, document + CASE2.]
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A portable, often flat case with a handle, used for carrying papers or books.
[brief, document + CASE2.]
In Windows 95/98, a system folder used for synchronizing files between two computers, typically a desktop and laptop computer. Files to be worked on are placed into a Briefcase, which is then transferred to the second machine via floppy, cable or network. The Briefcase is then brought back to the original machine after its contents have been edited on the second machine, and a special update function replaces the original files with the new ones.
Ms. Sanders carries work home in her briefcase.
A briefcase is a narrow box-shaped bag made of vinyl or leather with a handle on the end and is used mainly for carrying papers and other documents. Lawyers commonly use briefcases to carry briefs to present to a court, originating the name. Businesspeople and other professionals also use briefcases to carry important papers and laptops. The modern day briefcase's dimensions were made to perfectly fit a folded newspaper.
The concept of a briefcase is borrowed for use in Microsoft Windows-based operating systems, where files placed within the briefcase can be synchronised between multiple computers and to converge file modifications.
Most briefcases are derived from a limp satchel used in the fourteenth century for carrying money and valuables. It was called
a "budget" derived from the Latin word "bulga" or Irish word "bolg" both meaning leather bag, which is where the financial term
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Godillot of Paris first used a hinged iron frame on a carpetbag in 1826. Then followed the Gladstone bag and the Rosebery, an oval-top bag. Eventually these became the modern metal frame briefcase.
A portfolio is a case without handles to be carried in hand or under the arm. The name comes from the Latin "portare" meaning "to carry" and "foglio" a "sheet".
A folio case is a portfolio with a retractable handle
An attaché is a box-style case made of leather, stretched over a hinged frame that opens into two compartments. It was traditionally carried by an attaché, a diplomatic officer attached to an embassy or consulate officially assigned to serve in a particular capacity (e.g. cultural attaché; military attaché).
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - attachemappe, dokumentmappe
Français (French)
n. - porte-documents, serviette
Deutsch (German)
n. - Aktentasche
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - χαρτοφύλακας
Português (Portuguese)
n. - maleta (f)
Русский (Russian)
портфель, кейс
Español (Spanish)
n. - cartera, portafolio
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - portfölj
中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
公事包
中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 公事包
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) حقيبه أوراق
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - תיק (למסמכים)
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