some directories of web
 

As the name implies, web directories are directories where different resources are gathered. Similarly to desktop directories, where you gather files in a directory based on some criterion, Web directories are just enormous collections of links to sites, arranged in different categories.Web directories existed before the search engines, especially Google, became popular.

Web Directory
 

Web directory or link directory is a directory on the world wide wed.
Web directory is not a "search engine".
A web directory is not a search engine and does not display lists of web pages based on keywords.It lists web sites by category and subcategory.

A Web Directory or Link directory is a directory ion the world widw web.
it is not a search engine & doesnot display lists of web pages based on keywords instead,it lists websites by category & Sub Category.

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Web directory and search engine are often used interchangeably.
In Web directories Web site listings put together by human reviewers, whereas search engine listings are put together by automated systems and lack a navigable structure.

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Web directories are just enormous collections of links to sites, arranged in different categories.