directory Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an alphabetical list of names and addresses
  2. noun (computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk)

WordNet

Di*rect"o*ry adjective
Etymology
L. directorius.
Definitions
  1. Containing directions; enjoining; instructing; directorial.
Di*rect"o*ry noun
Wordforms
plural Directories
Definitions
  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. as, a telephone directory.
  3. Cf. F. directoire. A body of directors; board of management; especially, a committee which held executive power in France under the first republic.
  4. Direction; guide. R. Whitlock.

Webster 1913