Directory
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Directory may refer to:
- Directory (file systems)Directory (file systems)In computing, a folder, directory, catalog, or drawer, is a virtual container originally derived from an earlier Object-oriented programming concept by the same name within a digital file system, in which groups of computer files and other folders can be kept and organized.A typical file system may...
, or folder, a file system structure in which to store computer files - Directory (databases)Directory (databases)Generally, a directory, as used in computing and telephony, refers to a repository or database of information which is heavily optimized for reading, under the assumption that data updates are very rare compared to data reads...
, stored information about a database - Directory serviceDirectory serviceA directory service is the software system that stores, organizes and provides access to information in a directory. In software engineering, a directory is a map between names and values. It allows the lookup of values given a name, similar to a dictionary...
, a software application for organizing information about a computer network's users and resources - Directory (political)Directory (political)A Directorial Republic is a country ruled by a College of several people which jointly exercise the powers of Head of State. This system of government is in contrast both with presidential republics and parliamentary republics. In political history, the term Directory, in French Directoire, applies...
, a small group of influential states that is said to 'direct' the agenda - French DirectoryFrench DirectoryThe Directory was a body of five Directors that held executive power in France following the Convention and preceding the Consulate...
, the government in revolutionary France from 1795 to 1799 - Telephone directoryTelephone directoryA telephone directory is a listing of telephone subscribers in a geographical area or subscribers to services provided by the organization that publishes the directory...
, a book which allows telephone numbers to be found given the subscriber's name - Trade directoryTrade directoryA trade directory is a collection of suppliers and manufacturers. This directory includes the businesses name, address, phone number and contact name of key people within the organization...
, a listing of information about suppliers and manufacturers - Web directoryWeb directoryA web directory or link directory is a directory on the World Wide Web. It specializes in linking to other web sites and categorizing those links....
, an organized collection of links to websites