Definitions for: Directory


[n] an alphabetical list of names and addresses
[n] (computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk)



Webster (1913) Definition: Di*rect"o*ry, a. [L. directorius.]
Containing directions; enjoining; instructing; directorial.


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.



3. [Cf. F. directoire.] A body of directors; board of
management; especially, a committee which held executive
power in France under the first republic.

4. Direction; guide. [R.] --Whitlock.

See Also: blue book, book of facts, list, listing, phone book, phonebook, reference, reference book, reference work, subdirectory, telephone book, telephone directory

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