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home directory

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A directory that contains a user's files.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • On Unix-like operating systems, the home directory is usually /home/<user name>.

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: persoonlijke map — a directory that contains a user's files
  • Finnish: kotihakemisto — a directory that contains a user's files
  • German: Benutzerverzeichnis — a directory that contains a user's files
  • German: persönlicher Ordner — a directory that contains a user's files
  • Hungarian: kezdőkönyvtár — a directory that contains a user's files
  • Polish: katalog domowy — a directory that contains a user's files
  • Portuguese: diretório de usuário — a directory that contains a user's files
  • Portuguese: pasta de usuário — a directory that contains a user's files
  • Portuguese: diretório de utilizador — a directory that contains a user's files
  • Portuguese: pasta de utilizador — a directory that contains a user's files
  • Russian: дома́шний катало́г (domášnij katalóg) — a directory that contains a user's files
  • Spanish: carpeta de usuario — a directory that contains a user's files
  • Swedish: hemkatalog — a directory that contains a user's files
  • Ukrainian: дома́шній катало́г (domášnij katalóh) — a directory that contains a user's files