a. | 1. | Containing directions; enjoining; instructing; directorial. |
n. | 1. | A collection or body of directions, rules, or ordinances; esp., a book of directions for the conduct of worship; |
2. | A book containing the names and residences of the inhabitants of any place, or of classes of them; an address book; | |
3. | A body of directors; board of management; especially, a committee which held executive power in France under the first republic. | |
4. | Direction; guide. |
Noun | 1. | directory - an alphabetical list of names and addresses |
2. | directory - (computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk) |
DIRECTORY. That which points out a thing or course of proceeding; for example, a directory law.
(file system) | directory - A node in a hierarchical file system which
contains zero or more other nodes - generally, files or
other directories. Compare folder. |