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Directory
* Directories also have search engines that either search their contents or the whole web
  - are Internet catalogs which organize their links by subject matter
* Directories are a database of stored information about web sites
  - passive listing of Internet sites compiled by people
  - unique type of file that give hierarchical structure to the file system
  - an organized and convenient way of storing useful data
  - areas or folders that store files and other directories
  - categorized lists of sites picked out by human editors
* Directories are collections of Internet sites organized by subject
  - resources organised into categories
  - websites that have been manually indexed or categorized
  - computer files
  - databases of Web sites that are listed by category
  - different to search engines, in that they rely on human perusal of Web sites
  - essentially subject trees of links to Web pages
  - files that contain indexes needed to locate other files
  - galaxies within the universe, and files are stars within a galaxy
  - hierarchically organized lists of internet resources, generally manually compiled
  - high-level abstract constructs that are convenient for grouping files together
  - how computers and networks know what stuff is and where it goes
  - huge lists of web sites compiled by people
* Directories are lists of Internet sites arranged by subject
  - people, organizations, etc
* Directories are lists of resources compiled by people
  - organized by topic
  - located in offices
* Directories are organized listings of web sites that are created manually by people
  - sort of like libraries keep track of their books
* Directories are reference books
* Directories are searchable collections of sites that have been arranged by subject or concepts
  - databases of web resources, classified by people
  - similar to filing cabinets
* Directories are simply repositories of information
  - web documents which contain annotated menus or indices
* Directories are sites that provide a list of all the major sites and companies on the Web
  - that, like a gigantic phone book, provide a listing of the sites on the web
  - which attempt to categorise all the information that is out there
* Directories are special files that can contain both files and more directories
  - hold the names of other files or other directories
  - purpose databases usually containing typed information
* Directories are the computer's way of organizing the many files that can be placed on a disk
  - way in which people organize stored data on computers
  - useful for providing names, addresses, and phone numbers of potential employers
  - arrange the list of documents in a hierarchical lists
  - colon-separated list of directories
* Directories contain files, subdirectories, or a combination of both
  - groups of files that have something in common
  - differ from indexes, however, in the way they organize information
  - help locate and identify persons or organizations
  - make an attempt to organize the resources on the web into logical categories
  - organize information in a hierarchy, and provide a means for accessing that information
* Directories provide a standard way of storing and looking up data
  - names, addresses, and phone numbers of state officials and government employees
  - semicolon-separated list of directories
  - tend to be compiled by human endeavor
  - treat information differently than search engines
  - use human editors to organise the web by topic
* catalog of sites collected and organized by humans.
* commercial directory dedicated to risk management.
* is the directory in which to save the uploaded file.
* paid advertising listing of companies and their Web sites
  - service of companies that seek to publicize their web sites
* user driven directory.