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Subdirectory

A directory that is located within another directory. A similar term can be used to describe a folder beneath another folder in a graphical user interface (GUI). Below are some additional examples of subdirectories and a subfolder.

Subdirectory

C:\Windows\System32>

In the above MS-DOS subdirectory example Windows is a subdirectory of the System32 directory.

/home/users/c/computerhope/public_html/

In the above Linux example, home, user, c, and computerhope are all subdirectories of the public_html directory.

Subfolder

- Windows
+-- System32
+-- Fonts

In the above example the Windows folder is a subfolder of the Fonts and System32 folders.

Also see: Directory, Folder, Operating system definitions

 

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