directory
Digital filing cabinet
A directory is a listing of names, addresses, or other information organized for reference: a telephone directory, a business directory, a membership directory.
In computing, a directory is a folder containing files or other folders—a way of organizing data hierarchically: Navigate to the home directory.
Directory assistance connects callers with phone numbers.
Container for loose papers
- pathRoute for traveling
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
- parentMother or father
- childPerson before puberty
tree · structure · hierarchy · files · listing · contents · index · navigation
Website's page directory
- breadcrumbsDried, crushed loaf pieces
- hyperlinkClickable reference to another page
- navigationDetermining position and course
- indexAlphabetical guide to contents
listing · portal · links · categories · URL · homepage · search · browse
Ordered list of items
- indexAlphabetical guide to contents
- registryOfficial record of entries
- registerRecord officially; vocal range
- compendiumCondensed reference collection
handbook · guidebook · manual · gazetteer · encyclopedia · almanac · bibliography · compilation
Printed telephone listing
- whitepagesTelephone number directory
- rolodexRotating index of contacts
- contactsPeople you know professionally
- listingsPublished directory contents
entries · names · numbers · addresses · emails · lookup · search · alphabetical
Systematic grouping by traits
- categorizationArranging into groups
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
arrangement · indexing · grouping · sorting · systematization · order · framework · schema
folder
Container for loose papers
child · tree · structure · hierarchy · files · listing · contents · index · navigation · browse
sitemap
Website's page directory
- breadcrumbsDried, crushed loaf pieces
- hyperlinkClickable reference to another page
- navigationDetermining position and course
index · listing · portal · links · categories · URL · homepage · search · browse · submenu
catalog
Ordered list of items
- indexAlphabetical guide to contents
- registryOfficial record of entries
- registerRecord officially; vocal range
compendium · handbook · guidebook · manual · gazetteer · encyclopedia · almanac · bibliography · compilation · inventory
phonebook
Printed telephone listing
- whitepagesTelephone number directory
- rolodexRotating index of contacts
- contactsPeople you know professionally
listings · entries · names · numbers · addresses · emails · lookup · search · alphabetical · residential
classification
Systematic grouping by traits
- categorizationArranging into groups
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
structure · arrangement · indexing · grouping · sorting · systematization · order · framework · schema · layout
- informationdata, facts, details, knowledge, intel
- collecting & organizingcollect, gather, organize, arrange, collate
- filesfile, filename, folder, flat file, text file
- hierarchiestier, tiers, level, levels, rank
- mallsshopping mall, mall, galleria, food court, mall security
- reference booksdictionary, dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauri
directoryfile
Stored collection of data
document · data file · executable · content
- director generalHighest-ranking organizational leader
- film directorCinematic project leader
- art directorVisual design supervisor
- funeral directorProfessional handling burial arrangements
- director's cutFilmmaker's intended version
- casting directorChooses actors for roles
director, directorate, directorship, directories, directorial, codirector, subdirectory, codirectors