Directory Definition
directory
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English
Etymology
Middle English directorie, from Medieval Latin directorium.
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
- folder (2)
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