virtual path


virtual path

(networking)The location of a file or directory on aparticular server, as seen by a remote client accessing itvia World-Wide Web (or similar distributed documentservice).

A virtual path provides access to files outside the defaultdirectory and subdirectories. It appears in the form".../~name/..." where "~name" is replaced with actual pathconfigured by the administrator. An access control list canbe associated with a virtual path.