Definition of subdirectory in English:
subdirectory
nounPlural subdirectories ˈsʌbdərɛktəriˈsəbdəˌrɛktəri
Computing A directory below another directory in a hierarchy.
Example sentencesExamples
- The theory is that each module would have a directory containing source code and under it would be subdirectories for architecture-specific items (compiled object files, libraries and executables).
- You can see the overall usage in the center of the circle, then various directories and subdirectories branching out.
- While autohandlers normally influence only their own directories, dhandlers affect all subdirectories.
- In this directory we will make five subdirectories named incoming, outgoing, etc, bin and quarantine.
- For example, a given directory may have subdirectories but no files, or you may have just processed the last subdirectory of a last subdirectory, and so on.
Definition of subdirectory in US English:
subdirectory
nounˈsəbdəˌrektərēˈsəbdəˌrɛktəri
Computing A directory below another directory in a hierarchy.
Example sentencesExamples
- The theory is that each module would have a directory containing source code and under it would be subdirectories for architecture-specific items (compiled object files, libraries and executables).
- You can see the overall usage in the center of the circle, then various directories and subdirectories branching out.
- While autohandlers normally influence only their own directories, dhandlers affect all subdirectories.
- In this directory we will make five subdirectories named incoming, outgoing, etc, bin and quarantine.
- For example, a given directory may have subdirectories but no files, or you may have just processed the last subdirectory of a last subdirectory, and so on.