Directory

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; as, the Directory used by the nonconformists instead of the Prayer Book.
	2.	A book containing the names and residences of the inhabitants of any place, or of classes of them; an address book; as, a business directory.
	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.

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