Directory

A Directory is a Taxonomy.

• Context:
  • …
• Example(s):
  • A Web Directory, such as Yahoo Directory, Google Directory, Open Directory Project.
  • a Business Directory.
  • A File System.
• See: Hierarchy, Conceptual Hierarchy, Tree, Partially Ordered Set.

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References

2009

• (WordNet, 2009) ⇒ http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=directory
  • S: (n) directory (an alphabetical list of names and addresses)
  • S: (n) directory ((computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk))
• http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/directory
  • Noun
    • 1. A list of names, addresses etc., of specific classes of people or organizations, often in alphabetical order or in some classification.
    • 2. (computing): A structured listing of the names and characteristics of the files on a storage device.
    • 3. (computing): A simulated folder in a personal computer's file system, in which related files may be organized.
• (Wikipedia, 2009) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directory_(databases)
  • Generally, a directory, as used in computing and telephony, refers to a repository or database of information which is heavily optimized for reading, under the assumption that data updates are very rare compared to data reads. Commonly, a directory supports search and browsing in addition to simple lookups.
  • A website which offer access to a categorized listing of other websites optimized for lookup, search, or browsing is a directory, a web directory. The Open Directory Project is an example of a web directory.
  • Directory technology is often used in white page applications and network information services.
  • WHOIS is a prominent example of directory service providing white pages.
• (Wikipedia, 2009) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directory_(file_systems)
  • In computing, a directory, folder,[1] catalog, or drawer[2] is a virtual container within a digital file system, in which groups of files and other directories can be kept and organized.
  • A typical file system may contain thousands (or even hundreds of thousands) of directories. Files are kept organized by storing related files in the same directory. A directory contained inside another directory is called a subdirectory of that directory. Together, the directories form a hierarchy, or tree structure.

2007

• (Euzenat & Shvaiko, 2007) ⇒ Jérôme Euzenat, and Pavel Shvaiko. (2007). “Ontology Matching." Springer.
  • QUOTE: Directories: A taxonomy is a partially ordered set of taxons (classes) in which one taxon is greater than another one only if what it denotes includes what is denoted by the other.

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