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pathname

[ path-neym ]

noun

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


pathname

/ ˈpɑːθˌneɪm /

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


pathname

/ păthnām′ /

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pathname1

First recorded in 1970–75

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