subdirectory

noun

sub·​di·​rec·​to·​ry ˌsəb-də-ˈrek-t(ə-)rē 

-dī-

variants or less commonly sub-directory

plural subdirectories also sub-directories

: an organizational directory on a computer that is located within another directory : subfolder

The file you are looking for should have an extension of .EXE. Did you find it? If not, it may be in a different drive, directory or subdirectory.

—Charles Weaver

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above