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A path is a route for physical travel - see Trail.

Path or PATH may also refer to:

Physical paths of different types

  • Bicycle path
  • Bridle path, used by people on horseback
  • Course (navigation), the intended path of a vehicle
  • Desire path, created by human or animal foot traffic
  • Footpath, intended for use only by pedestrians
  • Shared-use path, intended for multiple modes such as walking, bicycling, in-line skating or others
  • Sidewalk, a paved path along the side of a road
  • Trail, an unpaved lane or road

Mathematics, physics, and computing

  • Path (computing), in file systems, the human-readable address of a resource
    • PATH (variable), in computing, a way to specify a list of directories containing executable programs
  • Path (graph theory), a sequence of edges of a graph that form a trail
  • Path (topology), a continuous function
  • Path (geometry), a curve
  • Path, a name for the vectors in vector graphics
  • Path (physics), a trajectory

Organizations

  • PATH (global health organization), an international nonprofit organization in Seattle
  • Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways, a research organization operated by the University of California
  • PATH Foundation, a trail-building organization in Georgia, USA
  • People's Alliance of Tower Hamlets, a minor political party in Tower Hamlets, London
  • Positive Alternatives to Homosexuality, a coalition of anti-gay organizations
  • Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship, a non-profit organization that promotes the benefits equine-assisted therapies
  • Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness, American formula grant program

Other uses

  • Path (social network), a photo sharing and messaging service
  • PATH (rail system), Port Authority Trans-Hudson, serving New York and New Jersey
  • PATH (Toronto), a network of underground pedestrian tunnels in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Golden Path (Dune), a metaphysical theme from Frank Herbert's Dune novels
  • "Path Vol. 1 & 2", a 2000 single by Apocalyptica
  • Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline, a proposed electrical line
  • Train path, infrastructure capacity needed to run a train between two places over a given time-period

See also

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