noun
relative pathname
Computing term for a file or directory path specified relative to the current working directory, rather than from the root.
プログラムでは、相対パス名を使ってファイルを参照することが多い。
Programs often reference files using relative pathnames.
絶対パス名 is an absolute pathname starting from the root directory, while 相対パス名 is relative to the current directory.
Compound of 相対 (relative) + パス (path) + 名 (name), a direct calque of the English computing term 'relative pathname'.