Director vs. Directory
Directornoun
One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director).
Directornoun
A counselor, confessor, or spiritual guide.
Directornoun
That which directs or orientates something.
Directornoun
(military) A device that displays graphical information concerning the targets of a weapons system in real time.
Directornoun
(chemistry) The common axis of symmetry of the molecules of a liquid crystal.
Directornoun
One who, or that which, directs; one who regulates, guides, or orders; a manager or superintendent.
Directornoun
One of a body of persons appointed to manage the affairs of a company or corporation; as, the directors of a bank, insurance company, or railroad company.
Directornoun
A part of a machine or instrument which directs its motion or action.
Directornoun
A slender grooved instrument upon which a knife is made to slide when it is wished to limit the extent of motion of the latter, or prevent its injuring the parts beneath.
Directornoun
someone who controls resources and expenditures
Directornoun
member of a board of directors
Directornoun
someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show
Directornoun
the person who leads a musical group
Directorynoun
A list of names, addresses etc, of specific classes of people or organizations, often in alphabetical order or in some classification.
Directorynoun
(computing) A structured listing of the names and characteristics of the files on a storage device.
Directorynoun
(computing) 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.
Directoryadjective
Containing directions; instructing; directorial.
Directoryadjective
Containing directions; enjoining; instructing; directorial.
Directorynoun
A collection or body of directions, rules, or ordinances; esp., a book of directions for the conduct of worship; as, the Directory used by the nonconformists instead of the Prayer Book.
Directorynoun
A book containing the names and residences of the inhabitants of any place, or of classes of them; an address book; as, a business directory.
Directorynoun
A body of directors; board of management; especially, a committee which held executive power in France under the first republic.
Directorynoun
Direction; guide.
Directorynoun
an alphabetical list of names and addresses
Directorynoun
(computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk)
