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subdirectory

subdirectory

1 4.3
A folder inside another folder on a computer to keep files organized
  • noun
  • /ˌsʌb.dɪˈrɛk.tɔːr.i/
  • Specialized
translation icon : subdirectorio
  • Also: You can now use multisite in a subdirectory, and uploaded files no longer go through ms-files (for new installs).

Examples

  • The photos from our vacation are sorted into a subdirectory for easy access.

  • Due to storage problems, the information is compressed and transferred to a school-wide network, and each student's music portfolio is copied into a larger subdirectory containing his or her portfolios for other classes.

    Academic text (1995)

  • This is why I had to add OMakefiles in subdirectories.

    Blog text (8)

  • WordPress allows you to install the WordPress files to a subdirectory, but have your blog exist in the site root.

    Blog text (23)

  • There's actually a whole collection for tests in collects/tests, which includes a rackunit subdirectory.

    Blog text (20)

  • You don't create subdirectories in the plugin folder, etc.

    Blog text (34)

  • The /sass/ label indicates the subdirectory on this machine where the sasslink files are located; sasshome.htm is the actual name of the sasslink homepage file itself.

    Academic text (1995)

  • I've worked in some large data center applications and have found this to be true, but typically only when you are creating and destroying thousands of files per second in a server environment, particularly within a single subdirectory—essentially using NTFS as a temporary file store.

    Blog text (16)

  • In openSUSE 12.2, the UsrMerge initiative started to move binaries and libraries from subdirectories of / (such as /bin) to subdirectories /usr.

    Blog text (7)

  • You can create a subdirectory to organize your project files better.

Synonyms

folder
vssubdirectory
156 1.0

A cover that holds and protects papers, usually made of cardboard or plastic

is the computer concept of a container that sits inside another
directory
vssubdirectory
  • Specialized
39 4.1

A folder on a computer that holds files and other folders

refers specifically to a computer container located inside another container
subfolder
vssubdirectory
1 3.0

A folder inside another folder, for example on a computer or in a filing cabinet

is limited to computers only, a container that sits inside another
dir
vssubdirectory
  • Informal
1 8.4

An informal short name for a folder on a computer

is the formal technical term for a computer container inside another

How Deep

subdirectory
  • Specialized
1 4.3
directory
  • Specialized
39 4.1

Surface Forms

subdirectory singular
subdirectories plural

Morphology

subdirectory = directory (transparent) = sub + directory + sub

The meaning is directly derived from 'sub' (under/secondary) + 'directory' (folder), yielding a nested directory; this is straightforward for an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Subdirectory breaks into sub- meaning 'under' (as in submarine or subway) and directory, a 'list' or place that points to items (like a phone directory), so a subdirectory is a folder 'under' another folder used to keep files organized.