The meaning of Directory

Directory – definition

noun
A book or website listing individuals or organizations alphabetically or thematically with details such as names, addresses, and phone numbers.
Usage examples:
I go down to the mhs library and begin looking at the 1912 city directories, alphabetical listings …
Synonims:
Index List Listing Register Catalogue Record Archive Inventory
noun
A book of directions for the conduct of christian worship, especially in presbyterian and roman catholic churches.
noun
The revolutionary government in france 1795–9, comprising two councils and a five-member executive. it maintained an aggressive foreign policy, but could not control events at home and was overthrown by napoleon bonaparte.

noun
A list of telephone numbers, names, addresses, or other information
Usage examples:
I found your address in the directory of university graduates.

noun
A book that gives a list of names, addresses, or other facts
Usage examples:
Our idea was to create a local directory with information for new residents., be included/listed in…

Directory translation into English

Directory: translate from English into Chinese

Directory: translate from English into Dutch

Map, Adresboek, Leidraad, Raad van commissarissen

Directory: translate from English into French

Annuaire, Directoire

Directory: translate from English into German

Verzeichnis, Adressbuch, Direktorium, Leitfaden

Directory: translate from English into Hindi

निर्देशिका, डायरेक्टरी, निदेशसंहिता, नाम-धाम-सूचक पुस्तक, निदेशिका, संचालक-वर्ग

Directory: translate from English into Italian

Directory, Elenco, Direttorio, Guida, Elenco telefonico

Directory: translate from English into Korean

예배 규칙서, 지휘의, 집정부, 지도자의 직, 주소성명록

Directory: translate from English into Russian

Каталог, Справочник, Директория, Указатель, Директивный, Адресная книга, Руководство, Дирекция, Служебник, Инструктивный, Содержащий указания

Directory: translate from English into Spanish

Directorio, Guía telefónica, Guía de calles, Guardia

Word origin

late Middle English (in the general sense ‘something that directs’): from late Latin directorium, from director ‘governor’, from dirigere ‘to guide’.

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Directory – similar words

directories

noun
A book or website listing individuals or organizations alphabetically or thematically with details such as names, addresses, and phone numbers.
Usage examples:
I go down to the mhs library and begin looking at the 1912 city directories, alphabetical listings …

noun
A list of telephone numbers, names, addresses, or other information
Usage examples:
I found your address in the directory of university graduates.

noun
A book that gives a list of names, addresses, or other facts
Usage examples:
Our idea was to create a local directory with information for new residents., be included/listed in…

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directorial

adjective
Relating to a person who supervises the actors and other staff in a film, play, or similar production.
Usage examples:
His big-screen directorial debut

adjective
Relating to the job of director
Usage examples:
The investment proposal would have involved four new directorial appointments.

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Directory synonims

catalogue

noun
A complete list of items, typically one in alphabetical or other systematic order.
Usage examples:
The catalogue offered profiles of some social justice ngos from around the world who had been using…

verb
Make a systematic list of (items of the same type).
Usage examples:
It will be some time before the collection is fully catalogued

noun
A book that contains a list of all the products that you can buy from a company, including descriptions and prices for each product
Usage examples:
The auction house produces a catalogue full of colour photographs for each sale, available two week…

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index

noun
(in a book or set of books) an alphabetical list of names, subjects, etc. with reference to the pages on which they are mentioned.
Usage examples:
Clear cross references supplemented by a thorough index

verb
Record (names, subjects, etc.) in an index.
Usage examples:
The list indexes theses under regional headings

noun
An alphabetical list, such as one printed at the back of a book showing on which page a name or subject appears, or computer information ordered in a particular way
Usage examples:
If you want to find the place in the text that henry james is mentioned, look it up in the index., …

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inventory

noun
A complete list of items such as property, goods in stock, or the contents of a building.
Usage examples:
About 6 per cent of the slaves listed as sick in inventories of sugar properties suffered from cans…

verb
Make a complete list of.
Usage examples:
I inventoried his collection of drawings

verb
A detailed list of all the items in stock

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list

noun
A number of connected items or names written or printed consecutively, typically one below the other.
Usage examples:
Consult the list of drugs on page 326

verb
Make a list of.
Usage examples:
I have listed four reasons below

noun
An instance of a ship listing to one side.
Usage examples:
The gallery walls are lined with marine ply, angled to give an echo of the list of a ship under sail.

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listing

noun
A list or catalogue.
Usage examples:
Looking over the catalogues and listings of the period, it is amusing to see what was popular then …

verb
Make a list of.
Usage examples:
I have listed four reasons below

verb
(of a ship) lean over to one side, typically because of a leak or unbalanced cargo.
Usage examples:
The ship was listing badly

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record

noun
A thing constituting a piece of evidence about the past, especially an account kept in writing or some other permanent form.
Usage examples:
You should keep a written record

verb
Set down in writing or some other permanent form for later reference.
Usage examples:
They were asked to keep a diary and record everything they ate or drank

verb
Anything providing permanent evidence about past events

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register

noun
An official list or record of names or items.
Usage examples:
A membership register

verb
Short for cash register.

verb
To record someone’s name or ownership of property on an official list
Usage examples:
[ t ] i registered the car in my name., [ + to infinitive ] voters have until february 16 to regist…

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