"classpath" meaning in English

See classpath in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: classpaths [plural]
Etymology: class + path Etymology templates: {{compound|en|class|path}} class + path Head templates: {{en-noun}} classpath (plural classpaths)
  1. (Java programming language) The path on a file system where the Java virtual machine should look for user-defined classes and packages when running Java programs. Wikipedia link: classpath Hypernyms: path Translations (Java path): classpath [masculine] (French), Klassenpfad [masculine] (German), sınıf yolu (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-classpath-en-noun-PUbuwdfq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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