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directory
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in computing, a file system cataloging structure which contains references to other computer files, and possibly other directories
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- Stack Exchange tag
- stackoverflow.com/tags/directory
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- Commons category
- File system directories
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C62486
- media type
- x-directory/normal
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Screenshot of a Microsoft Windows command prompt window showing a directory listing.
In computing, a directory is a file system cataloging structure that contains references to other computer files, and possibly other directories. On many computers, directories are known as folders or drawers, analogous to a workbench or the traditional office filing cabinet. The name derives from books like a telephone directory that lists the phone numbers of all the people living in a certain area.