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Directory Definition

directory

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English

Etymology

Middle English directorie, from Medieval Latin directorium.

Noun

directory (plural directories)

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

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