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directory

DEFINITIONS OF: directory

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n an alphabetical list of names and addresses

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phone book, phonebook, telephone book, telephone directory
a directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers
blue book
a register of persons who are socially prominent
white pages
a telephone directory or section of a directory (usually printed on white paper) where the names of people are listed alphabetically along with their telephone numbers
yellow pages
a telephone directory or section of a directory (usually printed on yellow paper) where business products and services are listed alphabetically by field along with classified advertising
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book of facts, reference, reference book, reference work
a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts

n (computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk)

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subdirectory
(computer science) a directory that is listed in another directory
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list, listing
a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
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