directory structure

collocation in English

meaningsofdirectoryandstructure

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directory
noun[C]
uk
/dɪˈrek.tər.i/us
/dɪˈrek.tɚ.i/
a book that gives a list of names, addresses, or ...
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structure
noun
uk
/ˈstrʌk.tʃər/us
/ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/
the way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in ...
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(Definition ofdirectoryandstructurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdirectory structure

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Folders and files may be displayed in a hierarchical tree based on theirdirectorystructure.
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The entiredirectorystructureis recorded in the metadata, so the data section purely contains data from files.
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Encryption can be enabled for both files and the 7zdirectorystructure.
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These file systems all provided some form of rudimentary non-hierarchicaldirectorystructure, typically based on assigning one directory per user account.
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These protocols offer a simpledirectorystructurewhich the user navigates and chooses files to download.
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Directories are a type of context; they restrict the name space much like adirectorystructureon a file system does.
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A second file only a few megabytes in size contains the file anddirectorystructurefor the game to access data within the larger file.
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File locking can be used as a concurrency control mechanism for individual files, but it typically does not protect thedirectorystructureor file metadata.
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Thedirectorystructurewas much simplified as a result.
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The most dramatic change was the introduction of a hierarchicaldirectorystructure.
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All you have to do is copy the game directory folder over with just gameinfo.txt in it while keeping thedirectorystructureintact.
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It distributes these objects across the storage space but still presents them as files in a standarddirectorystructure.
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It is able to recover lostdirectorystructureand automatically renames files when trying to recover two files of the same name.
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Hackers sometimes examine these data structures to write "unpackers" that convert the database into a normal editable file anddirectorystructure.
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Thedirectorystructurecan only be restored if the batch of files are undeleted.
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Image viewers give maximal flexibility to the user by providing a direct view of thedirectorystructureavailable on a hard disk.
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Directorystructureand naming convention are identical except for extensions of media files.
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Each member can be accessed directly using thedirectorystructure.
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It emulates yourdirectorystructureand allows to quickly see the contents of folders by merely scrolling through a display of individual files.
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