Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

classpath

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.46 in modern English

Syllables: class-path
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The path on a file system where the Java virtual machine should look for user-defined classes and packages when running Java programs.

Etymology

From class + path.

Inflected Forms

classpaths (plural)

Questions

What does classpath mean?: The path on a file system where the Java virtual machine should look for user-defined classes and packages when running Java programs.
Where does classpath come from?: From class + path.

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