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Pathname

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routingnoun(networking) A method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a network such as the Internet, along which information can be passed.
mapnounA visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative positions of places and other features.
routenounA course or way which is traveled or passed.
pathnounA trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
filepathnoun(computing) The location of a file in a directory structure. Also known as the path of a file. A path can be absolute or relative.
path lengthnoun(graph theory) The number of edges traversed in a given path in a graph.
keypathnoun(computing, Microsoft Windows) A path to a file or other component that is critical to the installation of a given program.
subpathnoun(computing) A file or resource path relative to another path.
unqualified hostnamenoun(computing, Internet) The portion of a computer's Internet domain name that comes before the first period, and so is sufficient to uniquely identify the computer within a domain.
foldernoun(computing) A virtual container in a computer's file system, in which files and other folders may be stored. The files and subfolders in a folder are usually related.
file handlenoun(computing) The descriptor used to access a file in a file system.
headernounThe upper portion of a page (or other) layout.
directorynoun(computing) A structured listing of the names and characteristics of the files on a storage device.
filenounA collection of papers collated and archived together.
rootnounThe part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
classpathnoun(Java programming language) The path on a file system where the Java virtual machine should look for user-defined classes and packages when running Java programs.
data pathnoun(computing) The part of a central processing unit that stores data to be immediately operated on and performs logic and arithmetic operations on it based on signals from the control unit.
hard linknoun(computing) A directory entry that associates a name with a file in a file system.
short filenamenoun(computing, chiefly MS/PC-DOS and Microsoft Windows) An 8.3 filename.
filename extensionnoun(computing) Synonym of file extension.

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