Directory
[dɪ'rekt(ə)rɪ;daɪ-] or [daɪ'rɛktəri]
Definition
(noun.) an alphabetical list of names and addresses.
(noun.) (computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk).
Editor: Stanton--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Containing directions; enjoining; instructing; directorial.
(n.) 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.
(n.) 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.
(n.) A body of directors; board of management; especially, a committee which held executive power in France under the first republic.
(n.) Direction; guide.
Edited by Carmella
Examples
- He believed that Free Trade would tend to abolish many of the difficulties that divided nations, and he wrote a paper on that subject, addressed to the French Directory. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The Directory was pleased with the offer, but the government was in so much of a turmoil that it was months before any positive action was taken. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- When he had satisfied himself, he wrote to the French government, the Directory, offering them his invention for use against their enemies. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- He saved the Republic--of the Directory. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He wrote to the Directory: We will levy 20,000,000 francs in exactions in this country; it is one of the richest in the world. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Nevertheless he persuaded the Directory, which was dazzled by his Italian exploits, to let him go. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Editor: Segre