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di⋅rec⋅to⋅ry

  [di-rek-tuh-ree, -tree, dahy-] noun, plural -ries, adjective
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–noun
1. a book containing an alphabetical index of the names and addresses of persons in a city, district, organization, etc., or of a particular category of people.
2. a board or tablet on a wall of a building listing the room and floor numbers of the occupants.
3. a book of directions.
4. Computers.
a. a list of files contained in external storage.
b. a description of characteristics of a particular file, as the layout of fields within each record.
5. the Directory, French History. the body of five directors forming the executive power of France from 1795 to 1799.
–adjective
6. serving to direct; directing; directive.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < ML dīrēctōrium, n. use of LL dīrēctōrius directorial; in def. 5, trans. of F Directoire < ML, as above
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di·rec·to·ry   (dĭ-rěk'tə-rē, dī-)   
n.   pl. di·rec·to·ries

  1. A book containing an alphabetical or classified listing of names, addresses, and other data, such as telephone numbers, of specific persons, groups, or firms.

  2. Computer Science

    1. A listing of the files contained in a storage device, such as a magnetic disk.

    2. A description of the various characteristics of a file, such as the layout of the fields in it.

  3. A book of rules or directions.

  4. A group or body of directors.

adj.  Serving to direct.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Computing Dictionary

directory file system
A node in a hierarchical file system which contains zero or more other nodes - generally, files or other directories.
The term "folder" is sometimes used in systems such as the Macintosh or Microsoft Windows in which directories are traditionally depicted as folders (like small briefcases).
(2007-02-21)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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