directory

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Synonyms: director, directorly, directors, edirectory, directly, rectory, directoire, digestory, directer, dejectory, directbuy

Antonyms: director, directorly, directors, edirectory, directly, rectory, directoire, digestory, directer, dejectory, directbuy

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Noun

1. 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
2. A structured listing of the names and characteristics of the files on a storage device.
3. 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.
4. A form of government with a collegial executive whose members jointly exercise power; the executive of such a government.

Adjective

1. Containing directions; instructing; directorial.
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