(1) A simulated file folder on disk. Programs and data for each application are typically kept in a separate directory (spreadsheets, word processing, etc.). Directories create the illusion of compartments, but are actually indexes to the files which may be scattered all over the disk. Unix and DOS use the term directory, while the Mac and Windows use the term "folder."
(2) A database of users, hardware devices and applications in a network. See DSML, directory service and metadirectory.
(2) A database of users, hardware devices and applications in a network. See DSML, directory service and metadirectory.
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