单词 | directory |
释义 | directory/dɪˈrɛkt(ə)ri / /dʌɪˈrɛkt(ə)ri/noun (plural directories) 1A book or website listing individuals or organizations alphabetically or thematically with details such as names, addresses, and telephone numbers.I go down to the MHS library and begin looking at the 1912 city directories, alphabetical listings of people, their addresses, and occupations....
Synonyms index, list, listing, register, catalogue, record, archive, inventory 1.1A board in an organization or large store listing names and locations of departments, individuals, etc.There's a store directory over there....
1.2 Computing A file which consists solely of a set of other files (which may themselves be directories).Though my home directory is encrypted, my data still may not be completely safe....
2chiefly historical A book of directions for the conduct of Christian worship, especially in Presbyterian and Roman Catholic Churches. 3 (the Directory) The revolutionary government in France 1795-9, comprising two councils and a five-member executive. It maintained an aggressive foreign policy, but could not control events at home and was overthrown by Napoleon Bonaparte. OriginLate Middle English (in the general sense 'something that directs'): from late Latin directorium, from director 'governor', from dirigere 'to guide'. Rhymes |
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