Directory

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1. Adjective

Containing directions; enjoining; instructing; directorial.

2. Noun

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.

3. Noun

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.

4. Noun

A body of directors; board of management; especially, a committee which held executive power in France under the first republic.

5. Noun

Direction; guide.

6. Noun

(computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk)
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