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directory¹
- /dɪˈɹɛktəɹi/ UK
- /daɪˈɹɛktəɹi/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English directorie, dyrectorye, from Medieval Latin dīrēctōrium. By surface analysis, direct + -ory. Doublet of directorium. The political sense is a semantic loan from French directoire.
noun directories
- A list of names, addresses etc, of specific classes of people or organizations, often in alphabetical order or in some classification. look up an address in the directory
- A structured listing of the names and characteristics of the files on a storage device.
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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.
Similar: folder
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A form of government with a collegial executive whose members jointly exercise power; the executive of such a government.
[…] at the Ufa State Conference it was it was the union's conception of a directory (rather than a dictatorship) to rule anti-Bolshevik Russia that won the day.
Similar: directorate
directory²
- /dɪˈɹɛktəɹi/ UK
- /daɪˈɹɛktəɹi/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English directorye, from Latin dīrēctōrius. By surface analysis, direct + -ory.
adjective more directory · most directory
- Containing directions; instructing; directorial.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: subdirectory, whois, repository, telephone, asi, database, dir, gazetteer, book, catalogue, catalog, handbook, yearbook, manual, listing, checklist
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noun list of names, addresses etc.
| Español | directorio |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 一覧 ichiran, 名鑑 meikan |
| 中文 | 名錄 /名录 mínglù, 簿 bù |
| Português | diretório, diretoria |
| Français | annuaire |
| Deutsch | Verzeichnis |
| Italiano | elenco, lista |
| Ελληνικά | κατάλογος katálogos |
| Русский | указа́тель ukazátelʹ, пе́речень pérečenʹ, катало́г katalóg, спра́вочник správočnik |
noun structured listing of files
| 한국어 | 디렉토리 direktori, 폴더 poldeo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ディレクトリ direkutori, フォルダ foruda |
| 中文 | 目錄 /目录 mùlù |
| हिन्दी | डायरेक्टरी ḍāyrekṭarī |
| Français | dossier, répertoire |
| Deutsch | Ordner, Verzeichnis |
| Italiano | cartella, directory |
| Ελληνικά | κατάλογος katálogos |
| Русский | катало́г katalóg, па́пка pápka, директо́рия direktórija |
noun simulated folder
| Español | directorio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 디렉토리 direktori, 폴더 poldeo |
| 日本語 | ディレクトリ direkutori, フォルダ foruda |
| 中文 | 目錄 /目录 mùlù |
| Português | diretório, diretoria |
| Français | dossier, répertoire |
| Deutsch | Ordner, Verzeichnis |
| Italiano | cartella |
| Ελληνικά | κατάλογος katálogos |
| Русский | катало́г katalóg, па́пка pápka, директо́рия direktórija, фо́лдер fóldɛr |
noun form of government
| Español | directorio |
|---|---|
| Português | diretório |
| Français | directoire |
| Deutsch | Direktorium |
| Русский | директо́рия direktórija |
Talk about this word "directory." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/directory. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. directory. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/directory "directory." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/directory.Cite this
@misc{directory_2026,
title = {directory},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/directory},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
