nameddirectory

noun
UK /neɪmd dɪˈrɛktəri/
US /neɪmd dɪˈrɛktəri/

A named directory is a folder on a computer that has a special name you give it.

She saved her photos in a named directory called Summer Fun.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A list of names and addresses kept together under a title.

The school keeps a named directory of all the students' phone numbers.

3. A book or list that groups people or places by name.

He looked up the doctor in the named directory at the library.

4. In computing, a path that points to a folder using its given name.

The program opens the named directory before reading the files.