directory

A directory is defined as a book or a program that contains data and other information.

(noun)

An example of a directory is a telephone book.

The definition of directory is having the purpose of guiding.

(adjective)

An example of directory used as an adjective is a directory tool, such as a campus map.

See directory in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

directing, guiding, or advising

Origin: LL directorius

a book of directions, as for church service
a book listing the names, addresses, etc. of a specific group of persons: a telephone directory
Comput.
1. a grouping of files that are stored on a disk, diskette, etc.
2. a listing of such files
a directorate
Directoire

Origin: ML directorium < LL directorius

See directory in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. di·rec·to·ries

A book containing an alphabetical or classified listing of names, addresses, and other data, such as telephone numbers, of specific persons, groups, or firms.
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.
A book of rules or directions.
A group or body of directors.

adjective

Serving to direct.

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