Pathname

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The full name of a computer file, including the names of any directories or subdirectories in the path needed to access it.

    "Meronyms: filepath, filename, basename"

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filespec

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"Meronyms: filepath, filename, basename"

Etymology

From path + name.

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