from
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
virtual path
<networking> The location of a file or directory on a
particular {server}, as seen by a remote {client} accessing it
via {World-Wide Web} (or similar distributed document
service).
A virtual path provides access to files outside the default
directory and subdirectories. It appears in the form
".../~name/..." where "~name" is replaced with actual path
configured by the administrator. An {access control list} can
be associated with a virtual path.
(1995-04-13)