path

Plural: paths

Noun

• A trodden way, track, or course taken.
• a course of conduct
  • "the path of virtue"
  • "our paths in life led us apart"
  • "genius usually follows a revolutionary path"
• a way especially designed for a particular use
• an established line of travel or access
• a line or route along which something travels or moves
  • "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"
• A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
• A course taken.
• A metaphorical course or route; progress.
• A method or direction of proceeding.
• A Pagan tradition, for example witchcraft, Wicca, druidism, Heathenry.
• A human-readable specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure, such as a file system or as part of a URL.
• A sequence of vertices from one vertex to another using the arcs (edges). A path does not visit the same vertex more than once (unless it is a closed path, where only the first and the last vertex are the same).
• A continuous map f from the unit interval I=[0,1] to a topological space X.
• A slot available for allocation to a railway train over a given route in between other trains.
• Pathology.

Verb

• To make a path in, or on (something), or for (someone).
• To navigate through a file system directory tree (to a desired file or folder).

Examples

• His winning PATH was clear, requiring only one more long word.
• Next, you need to path to the location of the executable and run it from there.
• the path of a meteor, of a caravan, or of a storm
• Use the network path \\Marketing\Files to find the documents you need.

Synonyms

course, itinerary, route, track, way, way of life, trail