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# directory

noun (directory, directories)

«directory» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A directory is a book or list of names, addresses and numbers, arranged in order so people can look them up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/directory/#m1)
2. On a computer, a directory is a folder that holds files. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/directory/#m2)

### In the lessons

in old tales a rich man's name is found in the Directory, a list of people of standing; in lessons it names a list of names

### Examples

- Look the shop up in the phone directory. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/directory/#x1)
- His name is certain to be in the Directory. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/directory/#x2)
- The file is saved in a directory on the computer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/directory/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «directory» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/directory/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«directory» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/directory.html) on Mova free.