selectedfolder

noun

UK /sɪˈlɛktɪd ˈfəʊldə/

US /sɪˈlɛktɪd ˈfoʊldər/

A selected folder is the folder you have picked or clicked on.

I dragged the photos into the selected folder on my desktop.

SYNONYMS

chosen folder picked folder highlighted folder active folder

RELATED WORDS

directory file subfolder path explorer

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The folder currently highlighted in a file dialog or file manager.

Click Open to save the document in the selected folder.

3. A folder marked for an operation such as copying, moving, or deleting.

The selected folder will be moved to the backup drive.

4. In programming, the directory a user has chosen through a folder-picker control.

The app reads all images from the selected folder.