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di·rec·to·ry /dəˈrɛkt(ə)ri, daɪ-/
目錄,工商名錄,指南目錄
directory
目錄
Di·rect·o·ry a. Containing directions; enjoining; instructing; directorial.
Di·rect·o·ry, n.; pl. Directories
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. A body of directors; board of management; especially, a committee which held executive power in France under the first republic.
4. Direction; guide. [R.]
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directory
n 1: an alphabetical list of names and addresses
2: (computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory
(usually on a hard disk)