Hypertext Webster Gateway: "directory"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Directory \Di*rect"o*ry\, a. [L. directorius.]
Containing directions; enjoining; instructing; directorial.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Directory \Di*rect"o*ry\, n.; pl. {Directories}.
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
directory
n 1: an alphabetical list of names and addresses
2: (computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory
(usually on a hard disk)
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