Contents vs Directory - What's the difference?
contents | directory |
(usually plural) That which is contained.
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, chapter=1 (pluralonly) A table of contents, a list of chapters, etc. in a book, and the page numbers on which they start.
A list of names, addresses etc, of specific classes of people or organizations, often in alphabetical order or in some classification.
(computing) A structured listing of the names and characteristics of the files on a storage device.
(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.
Containing directions; instructing; directorial.
As nouns the difference between contents and directory
is that contents is while directory is a list of names, addresses etc, of specific classes of people or organizations, often in alphabetical order or in some classification.As a verb contents
is (content).As an adjective directory is
containing directions; instructing; directorial.contents
English
Noun
(head)- It is not covered in your homeowner's policy. You need contents insurance.
- The contents of the cup had a familiar aroma.
citation, passage=Blast after blast, fiery outbreak after fiery outbreak, like a flaming barrage from within,
- I always start a book by reading the dustjacket and the contents before I really dig in to the content itself.