Word Type

Noun

Adjective

The word "directory" can be used as noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

office

Coordinate Terms

label pseudodirectory tag

Derived Terms

directory assistance directory climbing directory enquiries directory service directory traversal directoryless ex-directory metadirectory non-directory superdirectory

Context

computer science computing

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

book of facts list listing reference reference book reference work

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

active directory multidirectory nondirectory subdirectory working directory

Type Of (IsA)

computer file dynamic indexed info source list reference book reference work

Related Terms

atlas gazetteer index rolodex

Related Terms

address alphabetical order characteristic class classification computer device direction directorial file file system instruct list listing name organization people related storage store structured subdirectory virtual

Synonym Network

folder

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.