nestedfolder

noun
UK /ˈnɛstɪd ˈfəʊldə/
US /ˈnɛstɪd ˈfoʊldər/

A nested folder is a folder that sits inside another folder.

I found my photos in a nested folder inside the main pictures folder.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A folder placed within a folder within another folder, forming multiple levels.

The project files were buried three levels deep in nested folders.

3. In computing, a directory structure where each folder can hold more folders.

Nested folders help keep the desktop tidy.

4. A way of organizing digital items in layers, like boxes inside boxes.

She used nested folders to separate each school subject.