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pathnames

pathnames is the plural of pathname.

Meaning of pathname

Noun

pathname (plural pathnames)

  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
    Synonyms:
    filespec

Questions about pathnames

What is pathnames the plural of?
Pathnames is the plural of pathname.

Words near pathnames in the dictionary

  1. pathmaker
  2. pathmakers
  3. pathmaster
  4. pathmasters
  5. pathname
  6. pathnames
  7. Patho
  8. patho-
  9. pathoadaptability
  10. pathoadaptation
  11. pathoadaptations

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pathnames (page history and authors); pathname (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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