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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
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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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