directory

n. guidebook; library, subdivision of a disk in which files are stored (Computers)

Directory may refer to:Directory (file systems), a way of organizing files and other directoriesDirectory (databases), a large collection of information primarily for readingDirectory services, a software application for organizing information about a computer network's users and resourcesFrench Directory, a government in revolutionary France from 1795 to 1799Web directory, an organized collection of links to other websites
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Noun
1. an alphabetical list of names and addresses
(hypernym) reference book, reference, reference work, book of facts
(hyponym) phonebook, phone book, telephone book, telephone directory
2. (computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk)
(hypernym) list, listing
(hyponym) subdirectory
(classification) computer science, computing

dir, command in DOS that instructs a computer to display the files and/or subdirectories within a given directory (Computers)

n. directory, guidebook; library, subdivision of a disk in which files are stored (Computers)