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Directory vs. Folder?

View Poll Results: Directory or Folder?
Directory 44 78.57%
I sometimes call them both, or have much better things to do like watching lama's doing a traditional dance 12 21.43%
Folder 0 0%
Voters: 56. This poll is closed

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The Lounge What is on Your Mind? Directory vs. Folder?
# 1  
Old 02-04-2012
Computer Directory vs. Folder?
How would you call it?
# 2  
Old 02-04-2012
I use them interchangeably, since they mean the same thing. It's all about preference.

But, generally speaking, in Unix it's "directory", in Windows "folder" and in Linux just pick one.

edit: I changed your poll to make it a public vote Smilie
Last edited by Scott; 02-04-2012 at 09:19 PM.. Reason: Correction
# 3  
Old 02-04-2012
simply dir but I rarely have to do with users Smilie
# 4  
Old 02-07-2012
This is one area where both UNIX/Linux and Windows users have the same understanding.
# 5  
Old 02-07-2012
It means the same thing, so who cares?
# 6  
Old 02-07-2012
Depends who I am talking to.
# 7  
Old 02-08-2012
The word "folder" is from the Microsoft Windows world where you can also find words like "container" and "desktop". The help text displayed by the Microsoft MSDOS "DIR /?" command only uses the term "directory".
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