A path is a route for physical travel – see
Trail
A trail, also known as a path or track, is an unpaved lane or a small paved road (though it can also be a route along a navigable waterways) generally not intended for usage by motorized vehicles, usually passing through a natural area. Ho ...
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Path or PATH may also refer to:
Physical paths of different types
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Bicycle path
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Bridle path, used by people on horseback
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Course (navigation)
In navigation, the course of a watercraft or aircraft is the cardinal direction in which the craft is to be Steering, steered. The course is to be distinguished from the ''Heading (navigation), heading'', which is the direction where the watercra ...
, the intended path of a vehicle
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Desire path, created by human or animal foot traffic
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Footpath
A footpath (also pedestrian way, walking trail, nature trail) is a type of thoroughfare that is intended for use only by pedestrians and not other forms of traffic such as Motor vehicle, motorized vehicles, bicycles and horseback, horses. They ...
, intended for use only by pedestrians
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Shared-use path
A shared-use path, mixed-use path or multi-use pathway is a path which is "designed to accommodate the movement of pedestrians and cyclists". Examples of shared-use paths include sidewalks designated as shared-use, Bridle path, bridleways and ra ...
, intended for multiple modes such as walking, bicycling, in-line skating or others
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Sidewalk, a paved path along the side of a road
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Hoggin, a buff-coloured gravel & clay pathway often seen in gardens of Stately Homes, Parks etc.
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Trail
A trail, also known as a path or track, is an unpaved lane or a small paved road (though it can also be a route along a navigable waterways) generally not intended for usage by motorized vehicles, usually passing through a natural area. Ho ...
, an unpaved lane or road
Mathematics, physics, and computing
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Path (computing), in file systems, the human-readable address of a resource
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PATH (variable), in computing, a way to specify a list of directories containing executable programs
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Path (graph theory), a sequence of edges of a graph
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st-connectivity problem, sometimes known as the "path problem"
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Path (topology)
In mathematics, a path in a topological space X is a continuous function from a closed interval into X.
Paths play an important role in the fields of topology and mathematical analysis.
For example, a topological space for which there exists ...
, a continuous function
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Path (geometry), a curve
* Path, a name for the vectors in
vector graphics
Vector graphics are a form of computer graphics in which visual images are created directly from geometric shapes defined on a Cartesian plane, such as points, lines, curves and polygons. The associated mechanisms may include vector displ ...
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Clipping path, in digital image processing
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Path (physics), a trajectory
Organizations
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PATH (global health organization), an international nonprofit organization in Seattle
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Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways, a research organization operated by the University of California
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PATH Foundation
PATH Foundation is a non-profit organization that builds of off-road trails in and around the metro Atlanta area for walkers, runners, skaters, and cyclists. The foundation was established in 1991. The goal was to develop a network of off-road tr ...
, a trail-building organization in Georgia, USA
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People's Alliance of Tower Hamlets, a minor political party in Tower Hamlets, London
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Positive Alternatives to Homosexuality, a coalition of anti-gay organizations
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Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship, a non-profit organization that promotes the benefits equine-assisted therapies
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Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness, American formula grant program
Other uses
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Path (social network), a photo sharing and messaging service
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PATH (rail system), Port Authority Trans-Hudson, serving New York and New Jersey
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Path (Toronto), a network of underground pedestrian tunnels in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Golden Path (''Dune''), a metaphysical theme from Frank Herbert's ''Dune'' novels
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Path Vol. 1 & 2", a 2000 single by Apocalyptica
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Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline, a proposed electrical line
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Train path, infrastructure capacity needed to run a train between two places over a given time-period
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''Path'' (album), by American shoegaze musician Kraus
See also
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Control flow
In computer science, control flow (or flow of control) is the order in which individual statements, instructions or function calls of an imperative program are executed or evaluated. The emphasis on explicit control flow distinguishes an '' ...
path, a possible execution sequence in a computer program
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Footpath (disambiguation)
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Pathé
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Pathway (disambiguation)
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Road (disambiguation)
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Route (disambiguation)
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The Path (disambiguation)
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Track (disambiguation) Track or Tracks may refer to:
Routes or imprints
* Ancient trackway, any track or trail whose origin is lost in antiquity
* Animal track, imprints left on surfaces that an animal walks across
* Desire path, a line worn by people taking the shor ...
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Trail (disambiguation)
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