👉 Pathnames are a type of string in a programming language, often used to represent a sequence of characters or symbols that define an object or process. They are commonly used in software development and can be used as identifiers for objects and data structures. In Python, for example, you might use the `pathlib` module's `Path()` function to construct a path name from various components such as a file path, directory path, or a symbolic link. For instance: ```python import pathlib