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Old 04-02-2013, 06:50 AM   #72
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Originally Posted by rkomar View Post
"Directories" refers to something specific within computer filesystems, and the term is still used on most systems, including the modern Linux systems on most ereaders. "Folders" is a GUI term to make it more intuitive to those users who never actually "see" the filesystem underneath, nor the various paths that can be used to access each file. It is a simplification rather than a substitute.
And "Collections" are simply tags, exactly analogous to the tags you apply to your MP3 files. They have nothing whatsoever to do with where the file is stored in the file system; they simply aid searching and browsing.
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