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Directory : (noun)
1: an alphabetical list of names and addresses
2: (computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory
(usually on a hard disk)
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Directory : \Di*rect"o*ry\, a. [L. directorius.]
Containing directions; enjoining; instructing; directorial.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Directory : \Di*rect"o*ry\, n.; pl. Directories.
1. A collection or body of directions, rules, or ordinances;
esp., a book of directions for the conduct of worship; as,
the Directory used by the nonconformists instead of the
Prayer Book.
2. A book containing the names and residences of the
inhabitants of any place, or of classes of them; an
address book; as, a business directory.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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DIRECTORY. That which points out a thing or course of proceeding; for
example, aDirectory : law.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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Directory :
A node in a hierarchical file system which
contains zero or more other nodes - generally, files or
other directories.
Compare folder.
(1997-04-10)
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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