directory
English
Etymology
From Middle English directorie, from Medieval Latin directorium.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈɹɛktəɹi/, IPA(key): /daɪˈɹɛktəɹi/
Noun
directory (plural directories)
- A list of names, addresses etc, of specific classes of people or organizations, often in alphabetical order or in some classification.
- (computing) A structured listing of the names and characteristics of the files on a storage device.
- (computing) A virtual container in a computer's file system, in which files and other directories may be stored. The files and subdirectories in a directory are usually related.
Synonyms
- (structured listing): folder
Derived terms
- directoryless
- directory service
- ex-directory
- multidirectory
- nondirectory
- per-directory
Translations
list of names, addresses etc.
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structured listing of files
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simulated folder
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