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multidirectory

multidirectory adjective: of or pertaining to more than one directory (container structure in a file system).

Adjective

multidirectory (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to more than one directory (container structure in a file system).
    • You can build one for diskette install, for single-directory install, or for a multidirectory install.1997, Art Scott, Eric Smith, Inside VBScript with ActiveX

Origin of multidirectory

From multi- + directory.

Questions about multidirectory

What does multidirectory mean?
Multidirectory means of or pertaining to more than one directory (container structure in a file system).
What part of speech is multidirectory?
Multidirectory is an adjective.

Words near multidirectory in the dictionary

  1. multidimensions
  2. multidirectional
  3. multidirectionality
  4. multidirectionally
  5. multidirector
  6. multidirectory
  7. multidisabilities
  8. multidisability
  9. multidisabled
  10. multidisc
  11. multidisciplinarian

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