directory
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++di·rec·to·ry /daɪˈrektəri, də-/ ●●○ S3 noun (plural directories) [countable] 1 TCNa book or list of names, facts etc, usually arranged in alphabetical order 〔通常按字母顺序排列的〕姓名地址录，名录，电话簿 I couldn’t find your number in the telephone directory. 我在电话簿上找不到你的电话号码。 a new business directory 新的商业名录2. a place in a computer where files or programs are organized 〔计算机文件或程序的〕目录
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directory• a directory of city tours• The Explorer view is one of two ways in which you can look at directories and files via the My Computer icon.• If the program is not in the current directory, its full device, path and file name must be specified.• She added that all rooms contained details about the charges in an information directory.• In a perfect world, there would be a single universal e-mail directory.• Sam's number should be listed in the telephone directory.• His name was the first to come to her mind and his telephone number was in the directory.• If specified, the directory must exist and the user must have at least read and write access to it.From Longman Business Dictionarydirectorydi‧rec‧to‧ry /daɪˈrektəri, də-/ noun (plural directories) [countable]1a book or list of names, facts etc, usually arranged in alphabetical orderI couldn’t find your number in the telephone directory.a new business directorythe Classified Directory of Wisconsin Manufacturers → see also ex-directory2COMPUTING part of a computer’s memory where information is stored, containing one or more FILEsI suggest you create a separate directory to keep these files in.di·rec·to·ry nounChineseSyllable
list book or Corpus usually names, Business etc, of arranged a facts
directory
di‧rec‧to‧ry S3 /daɪˈrektəri, də-/
noun (plural directories) [countable]
1. a book or list of names, facts etc, usually arranged in alphabetical order:
I couldn’t find your number in the telephone directory.
a new business directory
2. a place in a computer where files or programs are organized
di‧rec‧to‧ry S3 /daɪˈrektəri, də-/
noun (plural directories) [countable]1. a book or list of names, facts etc, usually arranged in alphabetical order:
2. a place in a computer where files or programs are organized