C1 noun #14,669 most common

directory

UK /daɪˈɹɛktəɹi/ | US /daɪˈɹɛktəɹi/

A list of names, addresses etc, of specific classes of people or organizations, often in alphabetical order or in some classification.

directory in 30 Seconds

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

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun A list of names, addresses etc, of specific classes of people or organizations, often in alphabetical order or in some classification.
  2. 2
    noun A structured listing of the names and characteristics of the files on a storage device.
  3. 3
    noun 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.
  4. 4
    adjective Containing directions; instructing; directorial.

Synonyms

folder
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