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path

path [ path ] (plural paths [ paths, paz ])


noun 
Definition:
 
1. trodden track: a track that has been worn by the continual passage of feet

2. surfaced track: a surfaced track made for walking or cycling

3. course: a route along which something moves
the path of the Earth's orbit around the Sun

4. course of action: a course of action or a way of living
her path to freedom and independence

5. route to computer file: the route that a computer operating system follows through the directories on a disk to locate a file, or the sequence of keyed characters that identifies this route

[ Old English pæþ< Indo-European, "to tread"]
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