pathname

[ path-neym ]

/ ˈpæθˌneɪm /

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noun Computers.

the sequence of symbols and names indicating the location of a particular file in a hierarchical file system.

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Origin of pathname

First recorded in 1970–75

Words nearby pathname

pathfinder, pathfinder prospectus, -pathia, -pathic, pathless, pathname, patho-, pathocure, pathoformic, pathogen, pathogenesis

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British Dictionary definitions for pathname

pathname

/ (ˈpɑːθˌneɪm) /

noun

computing the name of a file or directory together with its position in relation to other directories traced back in a line to the root; the names of the file and each of the parent directories are separated from one another by slashes

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Scientific definitions for pathname

pathname

[ păth′nām′ ]

The fully specified name of a computer file, including the position of the file in the file system's directory structure.