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directory

 noun
     
Related topics: Newspapers, Publishing, Computers
di‧rec‧to‧ry plural directories [countable]
1TCN a book or list of names, facts etc, usually arranged in alphabetical order:
I couldn't find your number in the telephone directory.
a new business directory
2TD a place in a computer where files or programs are organized
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