directory

Etymology

From Middle English directorie, from Medieval Latin directorium.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈɹɛktəɹi/, IPA^(key): /daɪˈɹɛktəɹi/

Noun

directory (plural directories)

A typical icon of a directory (3)

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

Adjective

directory (not comparable)

1. Containing directions; instructing; directorial.