On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 05:45:15PM EST, Tzafrir Cohen wrote: > On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 05:27:46PM -0500, Chris Jones wrote:
[..] > > Maybe the distinction is not a matter of whatever mother tongue forced > > upong us, but rather a difference in terminology between *nixspeak and > > MacWindowsSpeak? > > > > In any case, in the context of your query, which is an operation that > > involves components of a file system, the technical term directory > > appears to be more appropriate than the vague icon-inspired term folder. > > And a directory is? > > Isn't it the D in an LDAP server? Quite.. and lots of other things.. a list of businesses local to your area.. a compendium of individuals' names and their telephone numbers.. a who's who of accomplished artists.. a categorized repertoire of online merchants.. etc. According to this link, the word directory goes back to the 1540s: http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=directory > What's a file to do with a directory? Not sure what you're asking.. This, maybe? http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/hierarchical+file+system CJ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
