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Containing directions; enjoining; instructing; directorial.
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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.
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A collection of files that are notionally "in" the same "place." Every Unix user has a home directory, in which one's files may be stored; it usually has the same name as the login id of the user, and may be referenced as $HOME or by the tilde convention (~ is $HOME, ~jlawler is jlawler's home directory). At any time in a Unix session, a user has a current directory, which may be changed with the cd command. Usually called folder in GUI systems.
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The name for a logical container for files. Directories were devised to organize files. Without directories, all the files on your hard drive would be...
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A location on a disk containing a set of data files and other directories (subdirectories). Operating systems use directories to organize data. Directories are organized in a tree structure in which each branch on the tree represents a subdirectory. A location of a directory is specified by a pathname.
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A name for a set of files and directories. Directories can contain other directories (This can make a ``tree'' of directories). Directories can also refer to different devices to their parent - hard disks, floppy disks, network drives. All directories in UNIX have the root directory (``/'') back in their family tree.
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A location in a computer where files are stored. It is also commonly referred to as a Folder.
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The series of folders that contain a resource. For example, in the URL of ‘http://www.cats.com/ragdoll/feeding/index.html,’ the directory is /ragdoll/feeding/.
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The DOS name for a folder. A folders (sub-directories) can contain other folders and files, organized in a tree like structure.
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also called folder, a table of contents for a related set of files.
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A list of all the files on a disk. Sometimes called a catalog. A subdirectory-is a directory within a directory that usually contains related documents; used to organize the information on large-capacity disks.
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A separate area for storing files. The separation is logical not necessarily physical. Logical refers to the operating system's ability to group files together even though they may not be in actual close proximity on the disk.
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The word for a folder in Unix or DOS platforms.
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An area on a disk where you can store files. A directory listing shows the directory contents by file name. The files in a directory can be programs or data documents.
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A type of file used to store other files. For users familiar with Windows or Mac OS, UNIX directories are equivalent to folders.
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when data is stored on a storage medium such as a floppy disc, it can be grouped into directories - when the iconbar icon is clicked, a window appears showing the data in the root (i.e. main) directory - this may be items of data (stored as files), applications or other directories - these directories in turn can contain more information and/or further sub-directories - this system of directories within directories is called a hierarchical data structure
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A file that contains information (name and location) about the files on a disk. Used in almost every storage medium (floppy, hard disk, CD-ROM).
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A table made by the Operating System that contains file information such as file name, size, date created, and the file's beginning cluster number.
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Similar to a folder in memory. It contains various files.
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1. n. In a hierarchical file system, a container for files or other directories. See path. 2. n. In an APPN node, a database that lists names of resources (in particular, logical units) and records the CP name of the node where each resource is located. See distributed directory database and local directory database. 3. n. In VM, a Control Program (CP) disk file that defines each virtual machine's typical configuration.
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A type of file that can contaain other files and directories.
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A directory is another name for a folder. Files on your hard disk are ...
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The contents or index of a disk. The DOS command “DIR” will display the index. Other directories that contain additional indexes, known as subdirectories, may be listed using this command. Includes a file's name, size, creation date, and creation time
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Files (whether our own documents or those pertaining to software) are kept in specific directories (known as Folders in Windows 95 and the Mac). These can be used, created and manipulated in order to sort our documents sensibly (using file manager in Windows or Explorer in Windows 95). You can create new directories and move files from one to another. Avoid moving software files though as this can be disastrous.
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Where the UNIX system stores file s. Directories in the UNIX system are arranged in an upside-down tree hierarchy, with the root (/) directory at the top. All other directories branch out from the root directory. The UNIX system implements directories as normal files that store the names of the files within them.
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In general, any list that provides access to retrievable contents. On a telephone, a built-in directory is a saved phone list accessible through one or a set of function keys. On a computer, a directory stores retrievable information in an "inverted tree" system. Directories on PCs are also commonly referred to as folders. Duplex Adapter An accessory that connects to a 1- or 2-line jack that splits the signal and allows more than 1 phone to be connected to the jack. A duplex adapter does not provide an additional connection to the Central Office (CO), but it does permit connection to a second device.
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An area on a disk that contains files and subdirectories. Making new directories is a good way to organize all your files on the computer.
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A list or collection of related computer files, sometimes called "folder." A directory may contain other directories, which are called "subdirectories."
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Method of organizing the files stored on a disk. A directory is created to use for grouping one or more files that have some association (you might create a directory to organize all of your term papers).Since Windows 95 and 98 the term folder is synonymous with directory.
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Partitions within the hard drive disk space or an organized listing of files.
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a collection of files and sub-directories, equivalent to Macintosh folders. Sub-directories are directories within some other directory; the enclosing directory is known as the parent directory. Most systems have a notion of the current directory, the directory whose files your are viewing at that time. Not all systems have directories, and some systems do not permit sub-directories.
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A table that gives the name, location, size, and the creation or last revision date for each file on the storage media.
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1. On an individual computer, a directory is a section of a storage device (hard drive, floppy drive, etc.) in which individuals files are stored. A similar term on some operating systems is a folder. 2. On the Internet, a directory is a web site which lists other web sites, dividing them up by subject.
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A list of files on a disk. It can also refer to a separate part of the disk where other files are stored ( subdirectory). Every disk has at least one directory called the root directory. You can create other directories and label them so as to separate files that relate to different programs, data, and projects.
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A directory is a special file that organizes other files into a hierarchical structure. In graphical user interfaces like Windows 95 and Macintosh, it is usually called a folder.
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A step in the hierarchical system of organising file s. A named or specific area where files can be stored.
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The way of naming the place where computer files are stored on disks. Directories are like file folders and are used to make access to files easy. There are several Internet search tools which search through the directories of Internet sites for the keyword, topic, or area of interest of your choice. Some examples are Open Text, Yahoo, WebCrawler, Lycos.
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A list of the files stored on a disk or part of a disk.
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An organizational unit of your workstation's disk drive, composed of files and subdirectories. A directory is analogous to a file folder containing letters (text files), which is contained in a filing cabinet (disk).
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This keyword defines the "directory" attribute for the product object. The default, absolute pathname to the directory in which the product will be installed. Defines the root directory in which the product files are contained.
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A term describing the hierarchical structure used to organize files or folders. The first directory in any file is labeled root directory. You may be familiar with the Windows back slash (/) which is the symbol for root directory.
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Files in the Unix file system are grouped into file directories. See section ¥Õ¥¡¥¤¥ë¥Ç¥£¥ì¥¯¥È¥ê¤ÎÉ1/21/4¨.
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An area of a disk named and distinguishable from the rest of the disk so one can better organize data and files. In a windows-based environment, a folder represents a directory.
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Special file type which can contain other files and/or directories.
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Portion of a disk that contains entries for each file on the disk. In response to the DIR command, CP/M displays the filenames stored in the directory. The directory also contains the locations of the blocks allocated to the files. Each file directory element is in the form of a 32-byte FCB, although one file can have several elements, depending on its size. The maximum number of directory elements supported is specified by the drive's disk parameter block value for DRM.
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a.k.a. folder. A simulated file folder on your computer's hard drive. Directories create the illusion of compartments, but are actually indexes to the files that may be scattered all over the drive.
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A directory is like a folder that contains one or more documents or files. Typically, related files are kept in the same directory. For example, all the files for an application are usually kept in one directory. When accessing a file, you might have to specify the directory in which it is kept.
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Files on many computer systems are grouped together in directories. Directories are usually hierarchical and files and "subdirectories" are said to be "in" a directory. Files common to a program or topic are often organized into separate directories or subdirectories.
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A subdivision of a hierarchical file system; also known as a folder. Directories allow the user to organize files and programs.
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This can be used to refer to any list of files stored under a specific name or title. With respect to search marketing, a directory refers to type of search engine in which listings are compiled and edited by human beings, rather than being automated.
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A logical collection of files (and sometimes, directories). Generally supports listing, adding, and removing files. Can be implemented as (or stored within) a file, but is not always. Has many characteristics in common with files, such as name, parent, and read/write permissions.
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A structure containing files or further directories (subdirectories). The directories in a file system build a tree-like structure for organizing files.
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On the desktop, directories are represented by folder icons. When you open a directory, it displays the files, folders, and applications that the directory contains. Directory windows are called Icon View
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An area on a disk which can hold one or more electronic files (or sub-directories). Directories can be created, moved and deleted. Directory structures should be ordered and meaningful.
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A place on a disk where filenames are stored so that the operating system can find the files when needed. Each disk can contain many directories.
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A separate folder on a hard drive for storing files. Storing related files in a directory makes them easier to find. Windows '95 calls a directory a folder now.
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a special kind of file that points to or contains others files and directories. Directories can be nested to any depth. Some software may refer to directories and subdirectories by other names, such as, folders, lockers, file drawer, etc.
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An area on a disk for storing files, particularly in DOS. Usually called a folder in Windows.
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A separate folder on a hard disk for storing groups of related files.
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A directory is the overall structure of folders and files. Directories work like filing cabinets which contain all the folders, the folders contain all the documents.
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A list of files with associated file names that can be viewed and ordered in various ways (e.g. alphabetically or by date, size, or as icons in a graphical user interface). Also called a catalogue.
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the organization of web pages within a site; web pages produced by the McGill WPS are organized in a hierarchical structure and the topmost directory in any file is called the root directory (e.g., www.mcgill.ca/nameofsite/)
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A directory is another name for a folder. This is a place where you can store files.
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A secondary storage location for files and sub-directories
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The list of programs, text files and other data stored on disk on a computer system. Most computer system storage devices are segmented into multiple directories to help operators organize and locate stored materials.
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The Unix and PC equivalent of a Macintosh folder. Files are stored in directories.
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1) A simulated file folder on a computer storage medium. Programs and data for each application are typically kept in separate directories. Directories create the illusion of compartments, but are actually indexes to the files which may be scattered all over the storage medium. Unix uses the term "directory", while the Macintosh and Windows systems use the term "folder". 2) A database of users, hardware devices and applications in a network.
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The location of a file on a disc.
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Also called "folder", a directory is a collection of files typically created for organizational purposes. Note that a directory is itself a file, so a directory can generally contain other directories. It differs in this way from a partition.
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An index of the files on a disk. A directory can contain individual files in addition to other directories.
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The directory consists of your website's folders and files (ie the structure behind the webpages the user views). The main folder is the directory, and the folders within it (eg images) are the subdirectories. These folders will contain the files that are your webpages.
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It is an entity in a file system, which contains a group of files and other directories. Directories differ from search engines because of the human element involved in collecting and updating the information. It acts as a hierarchy. Unix and DOS use the term directory, while the Mac and Windows use the term "folder".
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A list of the contents of a folder or disk. Several options for organizing directories are usually available under a View menu.
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A simulated file folder on disk. Programs and data for each application are typically kept in a separate directory (spreadsheets, word processing, etc.). Directories create the illusion of compartments, but are actually indexes to the files which may be scattered all over the disk. Unix and DOS use the term directory, while the Mac and Windows use the term "folder".
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A computer storage area where files or sub-directories may reside.
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(n.) A file that contains other files and directories.
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a collection of files, also known as a bin, which may also contain other directories. Files are always stored inside a directory. Other directories may also be stored inside a given directory, they are known as "child" directories of the "parent." Everything on a given disk is stored inside one basic directory, known as the "root" directory. There is no limit to the number of directories that may be stored inside one another, although more than six or seven levels is rare. (see also home directory, path)
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A listing of a collection of files related by topic.
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Part of the file system structure. Files or other directories can be stored within a directory. Sometimes there are sub-directories (or branches) within a directory. This is often referred to as a directory tree. If you want to see what's inside another directory, you will either have to list it or change to it. Files inside a directory are referred to as leaves while sub-directories are referred to as branches. Directories follow the same restrictions as files although the permissions mean different things. The special directories . and .. refer to the directory itself and to the parent directory respectively.
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An information source that contains information about computer files or other objects. In a file system, a directory stores information about files. In a distributed computing environment (such as a Windows 2000 domain), the directory stores information about objects such as printers, applications, databases, and users.
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Another name for folder - it is a convention used by operating systems to describe where files and sub-directories are 'stored'.
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This is an index into the files on your disk. It acts as a hierarchy, and you will see them represented in Windows looking like manila folders.
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A logical grouping of files on a disk for the purpose of organizing files. Each directory can contain files and/or other directories, so a hierarchy of files and directories can be created.
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An ISO-9660 disc area listing individual Files and subordinate Directories within an Hierarchy.
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Subdivision of a floppy diskette or hard disk drive. Used to organize data files much as folders within a filing cabinet.
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In a file of records, the series of entries that contain the tag, length and starting location of each variable field in a record.
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A directory can be synonymous for a folder. Directories are used to organize and group similar files. http://www.dreampod.com/images is the directory where all images are stored on the Dreampod site.
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part of a hierarchical file system. Gives the illusion of compartments or folders in which documents and subdirectories are stored. The ability to group related web documents within a directory is an useful HCC organizational method.
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Directories help keep related files organized on a disk in a hierarchical, "inverted tree" structure. Each disk has a "root" directory; additional directories that branch off of the root directory are called subdirectories. Subdirectories may contain additional directories branching off of them.
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see Folder
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Part of a structure for organizing your files on a disk, a directory (also called a folder) is represented by the folder icon in Windows NT and Windows 95. A directory can contain files and other directories, called subdirectories or folders within folders.
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A type of file used to group and organize other files or directories.
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A list of files on a server (like the folders on a PC).
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A system that your computer uses to organize files on the basis of specific information.
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Part of a structure for organizing your files on a disk. A directory can contain files and other directories (called subdirectories). See also directory tree.
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A simulated file folder on a computer disk. Files and applications are typically stored in directories on computer systems.
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A collection of file s. Similar to a Partitioned Data Set (PDS).
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A division or subdivision of a computer storage medium in which similar files are stored. Same as Folder.
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A file in a single extent belonging to only one directory hierarchy that contains contiguous records, each of which describe a file section or another directory.
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A collection of files, sometimes called a folder
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A folder that holds files
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A directory or folder is a storage place on a server for files. For example you could create a folder called images and just keep images in that directory.
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A folder in a computer's file storage system. Files and programs are organized into directories. The name of a directory can be part of a URL, such as in http://iabin.ucdavis.edu/catalog/intro.html; in this case, "catalog" is a directory.
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A major division on a hard drive or server used to divide and organize files.
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a group of files stored on a disk in a specific place (e.g., the user file directory); sometimes called a folder; the command listing those files
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In computing, a directory, catalog, or folder, is an entity in a file system which contains a group of files and other directories. A typical file system contains thousands of files, and directories help organize them by keeping related files together. A directory contained inside another directory is called a subdirectory of that directory. Together, the directories form a hierarchy, or tree structure.
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A directory is a holding area for files or other directories.
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A place on your computer that stores a collection of related files (or not so related) on your computer. In Windows 95, this same concept is called a Folder. Directories within directories are called Subdirectories. An organized system of resources or hypertext links. Sites like Yahoo contain lists of other Internet web sites in an organizational structure that makes it easy to navigate among sites of related content. Table of Contents
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A means of organizing and collecting files together. The directory itself is a file that consists of a list of files contained within it. The root (/) directory is the top level and every other directory is contained in it (directly or indirectly). A directory might contain other directories, which are known as sub-directories.
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A related group of files, folders, or sub-directories that can be accessed from the same point.
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Section of a fixed hard drive, also called a folder, which contains files and documents.
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A group of related files are stored under a common name, the directory name. This is similar to how grouped documents are stored between dividers when filed in a ring binder.
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A unit of organization for storing information on a computer. Within a directory, you can store subdirectories and files. Directories and subdirectories are analogous to drawers in a filing cabinet. The top directory, or home directory, refers to the directory you log into. The current directory, or working directory, refers to the directory you are working in presently. For more information, see "Working with Directories" in Chapter 1, Getting Started.
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The part of a disc that indicates what files are stored on the disc and where they are located.
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A 'catalogue' of computer software. Each directory lists the files or subdirectories it contains. A subdirectory is simply a directory subordinate to a more general one.
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directory is a store for object data. For example, a telephone directory stores telephone subscriber data. In a file system, the directory stores file data. In a distributed computing system, like the Internet, there are many objects, such as printers, fax servers, applications, databases, and users.
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An area on a disk that contains files or additional divisions called "subdirectories" or "folders". Using directories helps to keep files organized into separate categories, such as by application, type, or usage.
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File directories are named collections in the file system, within which you can place individual files or subdirectories. See section M.8 File Directories.
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A group of computer files found in one location with a common name.
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Directories are used by operating systems and users to group files in a hierarchical or tree fashion. See your system's documentation for more information.
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This is the place where a collection of files is kept! Every disk has one main directory. This is called the root directory. Usually attached to this directory are related or subdirectories. When you save a file to the disk ... it is saved to a particular directory. You can view the files in a given directory be using the DIR command...which means DIRECTORY.
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A type of file containing the names and controlling information for other files or other directories. IBM.
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a searchable internet site which catagorizes web sites and lists links, often with a review. About.com is an example of a directory. Often directories will have search engine abilities as well. Also, a directory is part of the filing structure used by computers to organize files. Example: this file, with its web address of: http://www.adultstudent.com/other/help/basic.html has a filename of "basic.html" and is housed on the "adultstudent.com" server, found inside the directory "help", and inside the directory named "other." Another name for a directory such as "other" which is housed inside the main directory of adultstudent is subdirectory.
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Shore's analog of a Unix directory. A directory is a Shore object.
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In WebKF, can be shared or private. Files (handouts, pictures, .html pages) must be uploaded to either the shared or private directory before they can be referred to in a note or downloaded by course participants.
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A collection of files and other subdirectories. In graphical user interface applications, may be called a folder.
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The hard disk on your computer is divided into directories. Each directory can contain many different files. If you think of your computer's hard disk like a file cabinet, then directories are drawers in that cabinet.
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With reference to the Internet, this term either means an index of items (as in an address book) or refers to a particular file on a server or your computer containing other files (like a folder). As you organized files in your webspace or on your computer's hard drive, you'll always want to pay attention to the location of files - or in other words, the "directories" they're in.
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A collection of files and folders, equivalent to Macintosh folders. While some operating systems (such as UNIX) refer to folders as directories, in Fetch, directories are always referred to as folders or remote folders.
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This is like a copy of the "Yellow Pages" - instead of listing all of the numbers and places you can call, it lists all of the files you have stored on your computer. Just let your mouse do the walking
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A special file that contains information about other files and subdirectories.
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Also named folder. A container on hard drives and other digital media that contain files. Allows information (files and other directorys) to be stored in a structured hierarchy so that they and easier to locate and access.
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A logical structure containing a collection of files and other directories.
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A collection of files on a computer.
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An organizational view of the files or electronic documents present on a computer, generally implemented as a hierarchical structure to make them easier to find.
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A folder that contains other files or folders. Directories branch off into subdirectories as a way to organize files into logical areas on a storage device. This makes it much easier to find specific files.
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World Wide Web pages consist of varying files. These files are often set up in a directory structure, resembling "tree branches". Directories are usually structured to keep similar topics within a specifically named directory. For example, all news reports may be stored in a directory such as /Web_site/news
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A folder where you store files. This can be on your computer, or on a remote server.
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Also known as a 'Folder' a software container used for storing information, e.g.: files or other 'Folders'.
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A directory is a logial space on the disk that has a name. By having a name and a logical way of organizing multiple directories, we have multiple locations on a disk that are logically different from each other. By doing this we can have two files of the same name on the disk but in different directories because anytime the file is used the Disk Operating System will differentiate between the directories.
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A special kind of file that contains entries that point to other files. It acts like a container for files and other directories. On MPE/iX, root, accounts, and groups are special types of directories.
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In MS-DOS, an area set aside on a disk to organize files into groups. A directory can contain other directories, called subdirectories, which further organize data. In Windows, a listing of all the files and directories on a drive or in a specified directory. Typing the "DIR" command at the DOS command prompt will give you a list of files in the current directory.
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The part of a URL that identifies the location of the file in the web folders. In http://www.ibm.com/help/page.html, help is the directory.
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A directory can contain a collection of files, other directories, or both.
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Area on a disk that acts as a file folder.
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A special file in the filesystem that contains other files and directories.
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a directory is a storage location on a hard drive, floppy disk, or other storage medium. Directories are used to organize computer files similar to folders in a filing cabinet. The terms folder and directory can be used interchangeably.
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A disk file which lists other disk files and directories. The contents of directories are listed by the DOS DIR command.
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A directory is another term for a folder. When it is used in this way, it is also sometimes called a tree-structured directory. This term is also used to mean a list the contents of a folder. Such a list is written on the disk itself and is used to organize the disk
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A named grouping of files in a file system.
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A division of a disk or CD, which contains a group of related files. Think of your disk as a filing cabinet and think of each directory as a drawer in the cabinet. By keeping files in separate directories, it is easier to locate and work with related files.
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n A list of the files in a disk or logical division of a disk. Also The logical division itself.
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A directory is a virtual container for holding computer files. It is not merely a list of items, as the name would imply, but rather a key building block of a computer's storage architecture that actually contains files or other directories.
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A collection of folders that contain files, regardless of their file extension, associated with a website.
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is a file that contains an index of files or other directories (i.e. sub directories). Usually called a folder in Windows.
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A directory can mean one of two things. From a web hosting point of view, directory is defined as a web folder under which files or other directories can be stored. On the internet, in the general sense, a directory can also mean a website that contains a directory of categorized links to other websites. You can submit your website to online directories to increase the popularity of your website.
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This is the name for a logical container for files. Without directories, all the files on your hard drive would be in one big listing. Directories can contain files and/or other directories.
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Structure containing information on files and subdirectories. See also: path
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On some operating systems, a named storage space for a group of files. It is actually one file that lists a set of files on a particular device.
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File which catalogs a set of files stored on disk or tape.
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A list of file names and locations of files on a disk.
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Graphically represented as a folder; it is the 'container' for files. Also, a 'mini' web inside a specific person's (or group's) web designed around a specific idea. Example: Web Server: the CSTL sever. Web Site: http://cstl.semo.edu Web (or Directory): http://cstl.semo.edu/JohnDoe Sub-directory: http://cstl.semo.edu/JohnDoe/UI101
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On a hard drive, a file which acts as a folder or drawer and contains other file or directories. On the internet a Listing of web sites, email addresses or other data. (see Search Engine) WWWebfx Home Page
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Part of a structure for organizing your files on a disk. A directory can contain files and other directories (called subdirectories). Directories are often referred to as folders on computers with GUIs.
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Equivalent to what Windows calls a ‘folder
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A container for files - it can have any name, but always has a yellow folder for its icon. Also called Folder. Every directory has its own icon, into which other icons can be dropped.
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A special kind of file used to organize other files into a hierarchical structure. Directories contain bookkeeping information about files that are, figuratively speaking, beneath them. You can think of a directory as a folder or cabinet that contains files and perhaps other folders. In fact, many graphical user interfaces use the term folder instead of directory.
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File directories are named collections in the file system, within which you can place individual files or subdirectories. See section Listing a File Directory.
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An organization structure that allows files to be stored on and retrieved from a disk.
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Files in the Unix file system are grouped into file directories. See section Listing a File Directory.
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A list of files or other directories on a computer at an Internet site. (Same thing as a folder.)
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A software division of a disk, usually used to keep similar files together, rather in the manner of a drawer in a filing cabinet. A disk may contain many directories. A directory often contains several other directories called sub-directories.
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(n) A folder for files saved on a server or drive. Viewed in recent Windows or Mac systems, we know of directories as represented by folders.
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An organized catalog of files and subdirectories (smaller directories containing more files). Analogous to a file cabinet and its contents.
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A directory is an area on a disk for storing files. Directories consist of files and/or subdirectories. Each formatted disk contains a main directory also called the root directory. With DOS, the most common hard disk root directory is referred to as "C:\" or just "C:".
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A location for storing files on a computer disk. Directories are often organized hierarchically.
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an area or data structure in which information is stored regarding the location and contents of files and/or file structures ... also called directory partition
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Handler mapping a directory of local resources. Those resources have representations accessed by the file system, the WAR context or the class loaders. An automatic content negotiation mechanism (similar to the one in Apache HTTP server) is used to select the best representation of a resource based on the available variants and on the client capabilities and preferences.
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On Macintosh and Windows 95 screens, files can be organized by placing them into folders that look like office file folders. These file folders are directories.
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A computer term identifying a location on a disk containing a set of data files and other directories (subdirectories). Operating systems use directories to organize data. The location of a directory is specified with a pathname.
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A list of files stored in the computer.
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A structure, sort of like a file folder (and called a folder in the Macintosh world). A special kind of file used to organize other files. Directories are lists of other files and can contain other directories (known as subdirectories) that contain still more files. UNIX, DOS, and Windows systems all use directory structures. The more stuff you have, the more you need directories in which to organize it. Directories enable you to organize files hierarchically.
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interface: 1. The list of the contents of a folder or disk, ordered by name or icon or date, etc. 2. The first few sectors on every disk, containing information about what files are on the disk and the size, location, and type of these files. The list of where the parts of all files are located on a disk is called a file allocation table. When a disk is damaged the problem is often due to a garbled directory.
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A location on a computer that is used to hold computer files. A subdirectory is a location within a directory.
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In computer software, specifically the command line interface of the Open VMS operating system, the DIRECTORY command (often abbreviated as DIR) is used to list the files inside a directory. It is analogous to the DOS dir and Unix ls commands.
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