diff --git a/.github/dictionary.txt b/.github/dictionary.txt
index c81bc318..465ba1f4 100644
--- a/.github/dictionary.txt
+++ b/.github/dictionary.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ markdownlint-cli2-formatter-pretty
 markdownlint-cli2-formatter-sarif
 markdownlint-cli2-formatter-summarize
 npm
+POSIX
 pre-commit
 SARIF
 subdirectories
diff --git a/doc/OutputFormatters.md b/doc/OutputFormatters.md
index 761e5d0b..586d1c97 100644
--- a/doc/OutputFormatters.md
+++ b/doc/OutputFormatters.md
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ module.exports = (options, params) => { ... }
 
 Where `options` is an object that looks like:
 
+- `directory`: `String` that identifies the base directory for relative paths
+  (using POSIX syntax)
 - `results`: `Array` of [`markdownlint` `LintError` objects][markdownlint-d-ts],
   each with an added `String` property `fileName` containing a relative path
 - `logMessage`: `Function` that takes a single `String` argument and logs it to