directory

Meaning

Noun

1. A list of names, addresses etc, of specific classes of people or organizations, often in alphabetical order or in some classification.
2. A structured listing of the names and characteristics of the files on a storage device.
3. 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. A form of government with a collegial executive whose members jointly exercise power; the executive of such a government.

Adj

Containing directions; instructing; directorial.

Synonyms

folder

catalogue

list

guide

guidebook

directive

index

catalog

manual

reference book

register

guiding

inventory

handbook

roll

annual

name list

almanac

address list

telephone directory

schedule

signpost

specification

summary

synopsis

table

table of contents

telephone book

vade-mecum

white pages

yearbook

year-book

data sheet

file directory

list of items

dir

hand-book

book of instructions

hand book

table-look-up

manual book

catalog

address book

catalogue

binder

blue book

📘

book

📖

check list

codex

concordance

Translations

Verzeichnis

répertoire

directorio

diretório

κατάλογος

Adressbuch

dossier

annuaire

directory

elenco

adresboek

map

annuario

Ordner

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈɹɛktəɹi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: directorie

Inherited from Middle English: directorye

In summary

From Middle English directorie, dyrectorye, from Medieval Latin dīrectōrium. By surface analysis, direct + -ory. Doublet of directorium. The political sense is a semantic loan from French directoire.

Sentences

Just drop a module into your MacroSystem directory , turn your microphone off and on , and it will attempt to load it .