Definition
pathnames
noun
- Plural of pathname; the full address or route of a file or directory in a computer file system, typically starting from the root directory.
Usage: computing; technical
Examples
- The script reads pathnames from a configuration file to locate the required documents.
- Windows and Unix systems use different formats for pathnames.
- You can use absolute pathnames to reference files from any location in the system.
- The program stores pathnames as strings in a database.
- Relative pathnames are shorter but depend on the current working directory.