directory

  1. Noun.  A list of names, addresses etc., of specific classes of people or organizations, often in alphabetical order or in some classification.
  2. Noun.  (computing) : A structured listing of the names and characteristics of the files on a storage device.
  3. Noun.  (computing) : 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.

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