Basename
8 lettersnounmoderateUpdated February 2026
Definition
In computing, the filename without the directory path or file extension. A command or function that returns the final component of a pathname, stripping away directory information.
“The basename of the file path '/home/user/documents/report.pdf' is 'report.pdf'.”
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filenamefile identifier
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Contains four vowels (A, E, A, E) with two A's and two E's and the high-value letter B
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Worth 12 points; good for using B (3 points) and multiple vowels
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