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base name

base name is the alternative form of basename.

Meaning of basename

Noun

basename (plural basenames)

  1. A filename without any path or directory information.
    • Holonyms: filespec, pathname

Forms of base name

pluralbase names

Questions about base name

What is base name the alternative form of?
Base name is the alternative form of basename.

Words near base name in the dictionary

  1. base load
  2. base loads
  3. base memory
  4. base metal
  5. base metals
  6. base name
  7. base names
  8. base note
  9. base notes
  10. base off
  11. base off of

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Adapted from Wiktionary: base name (page history and authors); basename (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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