"subdirectory" meaning in English

See subdirectory in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: en-uk-subdirectory.ogg Forms: subdirectories [plural]
Etymology: From sub- + directory. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|directory}} sub- + directory Head templates: {{en-noun}} subdirectory (plural subdirectories)
  1. (computing) A directory located inside another directory. Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: subfolder Translations (directory located inside another directory): 子目錄 /子目录 (zǐmùlù) (Chinese Mandarin), podadresář [masculine] (Czech), alihakemisto (Finnish), sous-répertoire [masculine] (French), Unterverzeichnis [neuter] (German), υποφάκελος (ypofákelos) [masculine] (Greek), תיקיית משנה (tikiyát mishné) [feminine] (Hebrew), undirmappa [feminine] (Icelandic), fochomhadlann [feminine] (Irish), fofhillteán [masculine] (Irish), サブディレクトリ (sabudirekutori) (Japanese), サブフォルダ (sabuforuda) (Japanese), subdiretório [masculine] (Portuguese), subpasta [feminine] (Portuguese), подкатало́г (podkatalóg) [masculine] (Russian), поддиректо́рия (poddirektórija) (Russian), подпа́пка (podpápka) [feminine] (Russian), altdizin (Turkish)

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          "roman": "zǐmùlù",
          "sense": "directory located inside another directory",
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          "code": "cs",
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          "sense": "directory located inside another directory",
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          "sense": "directory located inside another directory",
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          "sense": "directory located inside another directory",
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      "sense": "directory located inside another directory",
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      "word": "υποφάκελος"
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      "code": "he",
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      "roman": "tikiyát mishné",
      "sense": "directory located inside another directory",
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      "word": "תיקיית משנה"
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "directory located inside another directory",
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      "word": "undirmappa"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "directory located inside another directory",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "directory located inside another directory",
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      "word": "fofhillteán"
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sabudirekutori",
      "sense": "directory located inside another directory",
      "word": "サブディレクトリ"
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sabuforuda",
      "sense": "directory located inside another directory",
      "word": "サブフォルダ"
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "directory located inside another directory",
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      "word": "subdiretório"
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      "sense": "directory located inside another directory",
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      "word": "subpasta"
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      "sense": "directory located inside another directory",
      "word": "поддиректо́рия"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podpápka",
      "sense": "directory located inside another directory",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "sense": "directory located inside another directory",
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