Usually means: Instructions that guide actions, behavior.
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General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. directives: Merriam-Webster
  2. directives: Collins English Dictionary
  3. directives: Vocabulary.com
  4. Directive's, Directives, directive's, directives: Wordnik
  5. directives: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. directives: Wiktionary
  7. directives: Dictionary.com
  8. directives: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  9. Directives: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Directives: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Directives: Encyclopedia

(Note: See directive as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (directive)

adjective:  That which directs; serving to direct, indicate, or guide.
adjective:  (grammar) Relating to the directive case.
noun:  An instruction or guideline that indicates how to perform an action or reach a goal.
noun:  (programming) A construct in source code that indicates how it should be processed but is not necessarily part of the program to be run.
noun:  An authoritative decision from an official body, which may or may not have binding force.
noun:  (European Union law) A form of legislative act addressed to the member states. The directive binds the member state to reach certain objectives in their national legislation.
noun:  (grammar) The directive case.
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