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directory
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[computing]
An area of a computer disk that holds a set of data files, other directories, or both. Operating systems use directories to organize data. Directories are arranged in a tree structure, in which each branch is a subdirectory of its parent branch. The location of a directory is specified with a path—for example, C:\gisprojects\shrinkinglemurhabitatgrids.
