subdirectories

Folders within folders

Subdirectories is the plural of subdirectory—a folder contained within another folder in a computer's file system.

The term reflects hierarchical organization: a directory may contain files and subdirectories, which themselves may contain further subdirectories.

The images are stored in subdirectories organized by date.

structure

folder

Container for loose papers

child · root · path · nested · branch · depth · levels · recursive · tiered · layered

navigation

path

Route for traveling

index · traverse · locate · access · drill-down · breadcrumb · expand · collapse · navigate · view

organization

sorting

Arranging into sequence

structuring · indexing · cataloging · grouping · allocation · distribution · management · naming · versioning · cleanup

filesystem

folder

Container for loose papers

  • fileStored collection of data
  • archiveStored historical records
  • backupStored duplicate for recovery

download · upload · rename · move · copy · delete · compress · extract · shortcut · link

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Opposites
hierarchical position in file systems

subdirectoriesroot directory

Topmost filesystem location

root folder · root · home directory

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