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[–] Sir_Simon_Spamalot@lemmy.world 46 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I call them folders (especially with normies) with no regret. Fight me!

I use them interchangeably and I've never had a layperson get that glassy eyed stare they get when I talk about IT stuff they don't understand.

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago

I call the top level hierarchy directories directories. Eg /, bin, boot, lib, var, etc. All directories.

I generally refer to directories within them as folders.