directory

English Online Dictionary. What means directory‎? What does directory mean?

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈɹɛktəɹi/, /daɪˈɹɛktəɹi/

Etymology 1

From Middle English directorie, dyrectorye, from Medieval Latin dīrectōrium. Doublet of 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.

   Hypernyms: list, reference work

   Hyponym: telephone directory

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.

   Synonym: folder

   Hyponyms: home directory, subdirectory

   Coordinate terms: label, pseudodirectory, tag

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Etymology 2

From Middle English directorye, from Latin dīrectōrius.

Adjective

directory (comparative more directory, superlative most directory)

1. Containing directions; instructing; directorial.
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Further reading

• directory on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English directory.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈrɛk.to.ri/
• Rhymes: -ɛktori
• Hyphenation: di‧rèc‧to‧ry

Noun

directory f (invariable)

1. (computing) directory
2. (computing, uncommon) folder

   Synonym: cartella

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