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di·rec·to·ry  (d-rkt-r, d-)

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

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

b. 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.

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directory

Noun

pl -ries

1. a book listing names, addresses, and telephone numbers of individuals or business companies

2. Computers an area of a disk containing the names and locations of the files it currently holds

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	directory - an alphabetical list of names and addresses book of facts, reference book, reference work, reference - a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic" phone book, phonebook, telephone book, telephone directory - a directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers blue book - a register of persons who are socially prominent
	2.	directory - (computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk) computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures list, listing - a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics) subdirectory - (computer science) a directory that is listed in another directory

Translations

directory [dɪˈrɛktərɪ] n (TEL) → guía (telefónica) (= street directory); callejero (= trade directory); directorio de comercio;

(COMPUT) → directorio

directory [dɪˈrɛktərɪ] n → annuaire m;

(also: street directory) → indicateur m de rues;

(also: trade directory) → annuaire du commerce;

(Comput) → répertoire m

directory [dɪˈrɛktərɪ] n (also: telephone directory) → Telefonbuch nt;

(also: street directory) → Einwohnerverzeichnis nt;

(Comput) → Verzeichnis nt;

(Comm) → Branchenverzeichnis nt

directory [dɪˈrɛktərɪ] n → elenco (= street directory); stradario (= trade directory); repertorio del commercio;

(COMPUT) → directory m inv