systempath
nounUK /ˈsɪstəm pɑːθ/
US /ˈsɪstəm pæθ/
A systempath is the route a computer uses to find a file or program.
The installer added the new folder to the systempath so the tool could run from anywhere.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The fixed sequence of folders an operating system checks when locating a command.
Typing the program name worked because its folder was already on the systempath.
3. A planned route through a set of connected parts or steps.
The engineers mapped the systempath that data follows from sensor to screen.
4. In general use, the way something moves through an organized structure.
A support ticket follows a systempath from intake to resolution.