noun, plural di·rec·to·ries.
- a book containing an alphabetical index of the names and addresses of persons in a city, district, organization, etc., or of a particular category of people.
- a board or tablet on a wall of a building listing the room and floor numbers of the occupants.
- a book of directions.
- Computers.
- Also called folder.an organizing unit in a computer’s file system for storing and locating files. In a hierarchical file system, directories can contain child directories (subdirectories) as well as files.
- a description of characteristics of a particular file, as the layout of fields within each record.
- the Directory, French History. the body of five directors forming the executive power of France from 1795 to 1799.
adjective
- serving to direct; directing; directive.
noun plural -ries
- a book, arranged alphabetically or classified by trade listing names, addresses, telephone numbers, etc, of individuals or firms
- a book or manual giving directions
- a book containing the rules to be observed in the forms of worship used in churches
- a less common word for directorate (def. 2)
- computing an area of a disk, Winchester disk, or floppy disk that contains the names and locations of files currently held on that disk
adjective
- directing
noun the Directory
- history the body of five directors in power in France from 1795 until their overthrow by Napoleon in 1799Also known as: the French Directory
1540s, “guide, book of rules,” from Medieval Latin directorium, noun use of neuter of Latin directorius, from directus (see direct (v.)). Meaning “alphabetical listing of inhabitants of a region” is from 1732; listing of telephone numbers is from 1908. As an adjective, from mid-15c.