Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

working directory

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables: work-ing di-rec-to-ry
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The current directory (container for files etc.), on which commands will operate unless otherwise specified.

Inflected Forms

working directories (plural)

Questions

What does working directory mean?: The current directory (container for files etc.), on which commands will operate unless otherwise specified.

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