Directory (computing)
A list or register, also called catalog, folder or collection is a list -like array of information can be represented by its characteristics.
Word origin
Catalog comes from the ancient Greek noun katálogos κατάλογος, directory ',' list ', in the broad sense of the Facts presentation ' or the ancient Greek verb καταλέγειν katalégein enumerate ',' in a list entry ', and expanded due to the Versdarstellung that also in prose texts can be inserted, generally on the list and continue to directories in general.
Register is to registrars, take stock in the New Latin Law and Economics Language ' to regerere Latin Regesta, enter '.
Basics
Typical simple directories in writing are ordered alphabetical or hierarchical lists. In the electronic data processing directories are the logical structuring. So a directory ( or folder) is part of the directory structure of a file system.
File
The words folders and directories have slightly different meanings, although they are often used for the same thing. When said a receptacle for documents that the term folder is more suitable. The term directory refers to a structured list of documents, files and folders on your computer. A directory is like a phone book that contains the names, telephone numbers and addresses, but not the actual houses themselves
Examples
- Library Catalogue
- Questionnaire, list of relevant questions on a topic for empirical social studies
- Commercial register
- Contents
- Land register
- Bibliography
- Personal Register
- Subject index
- Register of shipping
- Star catalog
- Index, index register ( reference )
- Telephone directories as a phone book, address directories
- Web catalog, web directory, a collection of web pages
The principle of the register can be linked to form complex structures. The basic principle are then multi-dimensional linked lists that result in complex directories. This would be in paper form no longer, or only at enormous expense, be represented.
- Database
- Information System