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Pathway - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Berm, Boardwalk, Catwalk, Esplanade, Footpath, Groove, Mall, Parade, Path, Prado, Promenade, Run, Runway, Rut, Sidewalk, Towpath |
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The word path has a variety of meanings:
- a path is a route between two points. It may also be used metaphorically, as a philosophical route to a desired state or destination.
- For hiking, a path is often synonymous with a trail, although trail generally implies longer distances, unsurfaced ground, and natural terrain, whereas a path, particularly in an urban setting, can be much shorter, have a paved surface, and meander through landscaped areas.
- A path in graph theory is a sequence of vertices of a graph where there is an edge from any vertex in the sequence to the following vertex.
- A pathway in biochemistry is a series of chemical reactions within a cell. See Metabolic pathway
- Path in computing is the general form of a file or directory name.
- PATH is also an esoteric programming language.
- A path in a topological space X is a continuous function from the unit interval [0,1] into X.
- PATH (Port Authority Trans-Hudson) is an underground electric railroad linking Manhattan, New York with locations in New Jersey.
- Golden Path
- Fast path
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Example Usage of Pathway |
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stevehartke: COMING TO US RT slkbrooke: Pathway 4 elderly that leads 2 legal execution http://tinyurl.com/yl4be3z #tcot #deathcare (via DonaldUSAFan) |
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Mz_Tinkabell: @DirtyRed38 they want fame and money but dont wont to earn it the hard way...goin down the Pathway to success...SMH |
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holdemtalkradio: RT @cash4anthony: "The journey to venture forth may be the longest road, but the Pathway home is always the shortest." |
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