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      noun
      (computing) A structured listing of the names and characteristics of the files on a storage device.
      (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.
      A list of names, addresses etc, of specific classes of people or organizations, often in alphabetical order or in some classification.
      (politics) A form of government with a collegial executive whose members jointly exercise power; the executive of such a government.
      adjective
      Containing directions; instructing; directorial.
      Roots
      regorect- · Latin · rule, guide straight
      Synonyms for directory
      catalogngazetteernbibliographyncyclopedianguidebooknchecklistnencyclopedianhandbookninfon
      Words related to directory
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