Meanings
noundirectory service (plural directory services)
plural directory services
- computingThe software system that stores, organizes and provides access to information in a map between names and values.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 目錄服務 /目录服务
- 目錄服務 /目录服务 (mùlù fúwù)software system
Finnish hakemistopalvelu
- hakemistopalvelusoftware system
French service d'annuaire
- service d'annuairesoftware system
German Verzeichnisdienst
- Verzeichnisdienstsoftware system
Japanese ディレクトリ・サービス
- ディレクトリ・サービス (direkutori-sābisu)software system
Russian слу́жба катало́га, слу́жба катало́гов
- слу́жба катало́га (slúžba katalóga)software system
- слу́жба катало́гов (slúžba katalógov)software system
Spanish servicio de directorio
- servicio de directoriosoftware system
Cite this entry
APA
directory service. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/directory%20service
MLA
“directory service.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/directory%20service. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “directory service,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/directory%20service.
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