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directoryIn computing, a list of file names, together with information that enables a computer to retrieve those files from backing storage. The computer operating system will usually store and update a directory on the backing storage to which it refers. So, for example, on each disk used by a computer a directory file will be created listing the disk's contents. The term is also used to refer to the area on a disk where files are stored; the main area, the root directory, is at the top-most level, and may contain several separate sub-directories. DirectoryThe five-man ruling executive in France 1795–99. Established by the constitution of 1795, it failed to deal with the political and social tensions in the country and became increasingly unpopular after military defeats. It was overthrown by a military coup 9 November 1799 that brought Napoleon Bonaparte to power. Members of the executive, known as the ‘five majesties’, included Paul-Jean Barras (1755–1829) and the Abbé Sieyès (1748–1836). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Yet under the Directoire, he also introduced a new type of highly formalized portrait. Repeated reference to the hiring fair for the 1790s and the period of Napoleon's Consulate may be found in Alphonse Aulard, Paris pendant le Reaction thermidorienne et sous le directoire (Paris, 1902) and Paris sous la Consulat (Paris, 1909); and for the Restoration in Georges Bourgin and Hubert Bourgin, eds. The General Assembly is no more than a parody of democracy, while the Security Council is a sort of antiquated and unrepresentative directoire of some of the great powers, including several who are in decline but excluding some of the major actors. |
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