DIRECTORY Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word directory. (close relations)
Definition of DIRECTORY
Best Alternative Words for DIRECTORY
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archive | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a depository containing historical records and documents verb • put into an archive | ||||||||
archives | nounn | |||||||
noun • collection of records especially about an institution | ||||||||
catalog | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things • a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically verb • make a catalogue, compile a catalogue • make an itemized list or catalog of; classify | ||||||||
compendium | nounn | |||||||
noun • a publication containing a variety of works • a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work | ||||||||
guide | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • someone employed to conduct others • someone who shows the way by leading or advising • something that offers basic information or instruction • a model or standard for making comparisons • someone who can find paths through unexplored territory • a structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something verb • direct the course; determine the direction of travelling • take somebody somewhere • be a guiding or motivating force or drive • use as a guide • pass over, across, or through | ||||||||
index | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number • a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time • a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself • an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed • the finger next to the thumb verb • list in an index • provide with an index • adjust through indexation | ||||||||
inventory | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a detailed list of all the items in stock • the merchandise that a shop has on hand • (accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods • a collection of resources • making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand verb • make or include in an itemized record or report | ||||||||
listing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics) • the act of making a list of items | ||||||||
record | verbv | |||||||
noun • anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events • sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove • the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had • the sum of recognized accomplishments • a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone • an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport) • a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction • a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted verb • make a record of; set down in permanent form • register electronically • indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments • be aware of | ||||||||
register | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an official written record of names or events or transactions • (music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments • a book in which names and transactions are listed • (computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind • an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room • a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device • a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill verb • record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions • record in a public office or in a court of law • enroll to vote • be aware of • indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments • have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties • show in one's face • manipulate the registers of an organ • send by registered mail • enter into someone's consciousness | ||||||||
repository | nounn | |||||||
noun • a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping • a person to whom a secret is entrusted • a burial vault (usually for some famous person) | ||||||||
roster | nounn | |||||||
noun • a list of names | ||||||||
folder | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small book usually having a paper cover • covering that is folded over to protect the contents |