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 Definitions of directory  [ɪˈrɛk tə ri, -tri, daɪ-]  

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Definition of 'directory' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) directory
a book containing an alphabetical index of the names and addresses of persons in an area, organization, etc., or of a category of people.

2.  directory
a board or tablet on a wall of a building listing the location of the occupants.

3.  directory
a book of directions.

4.  directory
a division in a hierarchical structure that organizes the storage of computer files on a disk.

5.  directory
a listing of such stored files.

6.  directory
the Directory, the body of five directors forming the executive power of France from 1795 to 1799.

7. (adj.) directory
serving to direct; directive.

Etymology:  (1400–50; late ME < ML)

Definition of 'directory' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) directory
an alphabetical list of names and addresses

2. (noun) directory
(computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk)


Definition of 'directory' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) directory
a list or book of names, telephones numbers, etc.
***the local telephone directory

2.  directory
a computer file where groups of other files are stored
***Create a new directory.


Definition of 'directory' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) directory
containing directions; enjoining; instructing; directorial

2. (noun) directory
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

3. (noun) directory
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

4. (noun) directory
a body of directors; board of management; especially, a committee which held executive power in France under the first republic

5. (noun) directory
direction; guide


Definition of 'directory' U.S. National Library of Medicine 

1.  directory
Work consisting of an alphabetical or classified list of names, organizations, subjects, etc., giving usually titles, addresses, affiliations, and other professional data.


Translation of 'directory' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a type of book giving names and addresses etc
a telephone directory.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: telefoongids Arabic flag Arabic: دَليل Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: справочник
Brazilian flag Brazilian: lista Czech flag Czech: adresář; seznam German flag German: das Adress-, Telefonbuch
Danish flag Danish: adressebog; -bog Greek flag Greek: κατάλογος Spanish flag Spanish: guía telefónica, listín
Estonian flag Estonian: kataloog Farsi flag Farsi: کتاب راهنما Finnish flag Finnish: luettelo
French flag French: annuaire Hebrew flag Hebrew: מָדרִיך טֶלֶפוֹן Hindi flag Hindi: डायरेक्टरी, निर्देशिका, स
Croatian flag Croatian: telefonski imenik Hungarian flag Hungarian: címtár Indonesian flag Indonesian: direktori, buku petunjuk
Icelandic flag Icelandic: (síma)skrá Italian flag Italian: elenco, annuario Japanese flag Japanese: 住所氏名録
Korean flag Korean: 주소성명록 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: knyga, sąrašas Latvian flag Latvian: telefona abonentu sarakst
Malay flag Malay: buku panduan telefon Dutch flag Dutch: gids Norwegian flag Norwegian: (telefon)katalog
Polish flag Polish: spis Persian flag Persian: کتاب راهنما Pashto flag Pashto: لارښوونكى، ديادداشت كتابچ
Portuguese flag Portuguese: lista Romanian flag Romanian: carte de telefon Russian flag Russian: справочник
Slovak flag Slovak: zoznam; adresár Slovenian flag Slovenian: imenik Serbian flag Serbian: imenik
Swedish flag Swedish: adresskalender, telefonka Thai flag Thai: สมุดรายนาม Turkish flag Turkish: rehber
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 通訊錄,名錄 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: адресна книга; довідник Urdu flag Urdu: کتاب جس میں متعلقہ نام ،
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: danh bạ Chinese flag Chinese: 通信录,姓名地址录

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