directory tree
Nested folder organization
A directory tree is the hierarchical structure of folders and subfolders on a computer, branching outward from a root directory like limbs from a trunk.
The metaphor captures how directories contain other directories, which contain still others, creating nested levels that can be visualized as a branching diagram: Let me show you the directory tree so you can see where the config files live.
- folderContainer for loose papers
- root folderTopmost directory location
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- branchDivision or woody limb
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
path · home folder · file system · navigate · structure · filesystem · subdirectory · folder structure · trunk · leaves · nested · parent · child · node · explorer · expand · collapse · file explorer
directory treeflat file
Single-table data storage
heap · dump · bucket · hash table
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