Definition of "path" in Englisch

noun

1. A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.

2. A course taken.

   • the path of a meteor, of a caravan, or of a storm

3. A metaphorical course or route; progress.

4. A method or direction of proceeding.

5. (paganism) A Pagan tradition, for example witchcraft, Wicca, druidism, Heathenry.

6. (computing) 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.

   • Use the network path \\Marketing\Files to find the documents you need.

7. (graph theory) 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).

8. (topology) A continuous map f from the unit interval I=[0,1] to a topological space X.

9. (rail transport) A slot available for allocation to a railway train over a given route in between other trains.

verb

1. (transitive) To make a path in, or on (something), or for (someone).

2. (computing, intransitive) To navigate through a file system directory tree (to a desired file or folder).

   • Next, you need to path to the location of the executable and run it from there.

3. (video games, intransitive) To pathfind.

noun

1. (medicine, abbreviation) Pathology.