partialpath
nounUK /ˈpɑːʃəl pɑːθ/
US /ˈpɑːrʃəl pæθ/
A partial path is a path that is only part of the way, not the whole way.
The hikers followed a partial path through the woods before it ended at the river.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In computing, a file path that names only some of the folders leading to a file.
The program used a partial path to find the document in the shared folder.
3. A route that covers only a portion of a longer journey.
We took a partial path to the summit and turned back before the top.
4. A path that is not fully connected or finished.
The garden had a partial path of stepping stones that stopped halfway.