directory

«directory» in Mova's school dictionary: a book or list of names, addresses and numbers, arranged… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (directory, directories)

meaning for a pupil

1) A directory is a book or list of names, addresses and numbers, arranged in order so people can look them up. tree →

2) On a computer, a directory is a folder that holds files. tree →

sense 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 →
• His name is certain to be in the Directory. tree →
• The file is saved in a directory on the computer. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «directory» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.