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home directory

file system directory on a multi-user operating system containing files for a given user of the system; located at <root>\Users\<username> in Windows 7 and above; at /Users/<username> in macOS; and at /home/<username> in Linux or BSD
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home directory

Summary

home directory is a directory[1]. It draws 379 Wikipedia views per month (directory category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • home directory's instance of is recorded as directory[3].
  • home directory is a type of directory[4].
  • home directory's facet of is recorded as operating system[5].
  • home directory's used by is recorded as user account[6].
  • home directory's different from is recorded as root directory[7].

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Designation and Status

home directory's instance of is recorded as directory[3].

Why It Matters

home directory draws 379 Wikipedia views per month (directory category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

operating system

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Alex rosenberg35 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Used by → —
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → directory
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q201456]]"
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