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Plural of directory

regular plural

The plural of directory is directories.

Forms of directory

Singulardirectory /dɪˈɹɛktəɹi/
Pluraldirectories
Countablecountable

Directories in a sentence

  • Strings are everywhere; usernames, IP addresses, directories, and many more things can be represented by strings.2009, Justin Seitz, Gray Hat Python: Python Programming for Hackers and Reverse Engineers. From the entry fuzzable
  • With Drupal, anyone can create their own blogsites, portals, forums, websites, social networking sites, resource directories, etc.2008, Andrew Haney, Build Websites with Drupal, page 148. From the entry blogsite
  • Using the information presented in these directories, providers can assist TBI survivors in locating competent neurolawyers.1996, Barbara P. Uzzell, Henry H. Stonnington, Recovery after traumatic brain injury. From the entry neurolawyer
  • Large selection of diapers, big baby clothing, videos, audio tapes, photos, directories, stories, books, case histories.1996, Bill Brent, editor, The Black Book, 4 edition, Black Books, →ISBN, page 49. From the entry adult baby
  • I just took this thing out of the box yesterday, so don't know if I boofed something up while exploring the options and directories.2007 June 20, Rob B., “Nuvi 660 Shows Two Drives”, in alt.satellite.gps.garmin (Usenet). From the entry boof

Meaning of directory

  1. noun A list of names, addresses etc, of specific classes of people or organizations, often in alphabetical order or in some classification.
  2. noun A structured listing of the names and characteristics of the files on a storage device.
  3. noun A virtual container in a computer's file system, in which files and other directories may be stored. The files and subdirectories in a directory are usually related.

Full definition of directory

Questions about the plural of directory

What is the plural of directory?
The plural of directory is directories.
Is directory countable?
Directory is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: directory (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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