directory

in computing, a file system cataloging structure which contains references to other computer files, and possibly other directories
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directory

Summary

directory is a computer science term[1]. directory draws 124 Wikipedia views per month (computer_science_term category, ranking #24 of 87).[2]

Key Facts

  • directory's image is recorded as Breezeicons-places-32-folder.svg[3].
  • directory's image is recorded as AHEADHierarchy.JPG[4].
  • directory's image is recorded as Fmpda screenshot.png[5].
  • directory's instance of is recorded as computer science term[6].
  • directory's subclass of is recorded as catalogue[7].
  • directory's subclass of is recorded as file system object[8].
  • directory's part of is recorded as hierarchical file system[9].
  • directory's part of is recorded as virtual file system[10].
  • directory's part of is recorded as directory structure[11].
  • directory's Commons category is recorded as File system directories[12].
  • directory's Unicode character is recorded as 🖿[13].
  • directory's Unicode character is recorded as 🗀[14].
  • directory's Unicode character is recorded as 🗁[15].
  • directory's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dqcdz[16].
  • directory's topic's main category is recorded as Category:File system directories[17].
  • directory's main subject is recorded as computer file[18].
  • directory's media type is recorded as inode/directory[19].
  • directory's media type is recorded as x-directory/normal[20].
  • directory's facet of is recorded as operating system[21].
  • directory's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0176457[22].
  • directory's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0099278[23].
  • directory's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0232985[24].
  • directory's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/folder[25].
  • directory's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/directory[26].
  • directory's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C62486[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include hierarchical file system[9], virtual file system[10], and directory structure[11].

Designation and Status

directory's instance of is recorded as computer science term[6].

Why It Matters

directory draws 124 Wikipedia views per month (computer_science_term category, ranking #24 of 87).[2] directory has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] directory is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . gitlab.freedesktop.org. Retrieved . gitlab.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . gitlab.freedesktop.org. Retrieved . gitlab.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . ncim-stage.nci.nih.gov. Retrieved . ncim-stage.nci.nih.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_directory-q201456_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{directory}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/directory-q201456}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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