DIRECTORY

Directory

In computing, a directory is a file system cataloging structure in which references to other computer files, and possibly other directories, are kept. On many computers directories are known as folders, catalogs, or drawers to provide some relevancy to a workbench or the traditional office file cabinet. On Microsoft Windows, the terms folder and directory are used interchangeably.

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directory

Noun

  1. A list of names, addresses etc, of specific classes of people or organizations, often in alphabetical order or in some classification.
  2. A structured listing of the names and characteristics of the files on a storage device.
  3. 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.

Adjective

  1. Containing directions; instructing; directorial.


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