# Path

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A **path** is a route for physical travel – see **[Trail](/source/Trail)**.

**Path** or **PATH** may also refer to:

## Physical paths of different types

- [Bicycle path](/source/Bicycle_path)
- [Bridle path](/source/Bridle_path), used by people on horseback
- [Course (navigation)](/source/Course_(navigation)), the intended path of a vehicle
- [Desire path](/source/Desire_path), created by human or animal foot traffic
- [Footpath](/source/Footpath), intended for use only by pedestrians
- [Shared-use path](/source/Shared-use_path), intended for multiple modes such as walking, bicycling, in-line skating or others
- [Sidewalk](/source/Sidewalk), a paved path along the side of a road
- [Hoggin](/source/Hoggin), a buff-coloured gravel & clay pathway often seen in gardens of Stately Homes, Parks etc.

- [Trail](/source/Trail), an unpaved lane or road

## Mathematics, physics, and computing

- [Path (computing)](/source/Path_(computing)), in file systems, the human-readable address of a resource - [PATH (variable)](/source/PATH_(variable)), in computing, a way to specify a list of directories containing executable programs
- [Path (graph theory)](/source/Path_(graph_theory)), a sequence of edges of a graph - [st-connectivity](/source/St-connectivity) problem, sometimes known as the "path problem"
- [Path (topology)](/source/Path_(topology)), a continuous function
- [Path (geometry)](/source/Path_(geometry)), a curve
- Path, a name for the vectors in [vector graphics](/source/Vector_graphics) - [Clipping path](/source/Clipping_path), in digital image processing
- [Path (physics)](/source/Path_(physics)), a trajectory

## Organizations

- [PATH (global health organization)](/source/PATH_(global_health_organization)), an international nonprofit organization in Seattle
- [Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways](/source/Partners_for_Advanced_Transit_and_Highways), a research organization operated by the University of California
- [PATH Foundation](/source/PATH_Foundation), a trail-building organization in Georgia, USA
- [People's Alliance of Tower Hamlets](/source/People's_Alliance_of_Tower_Hamlets), a minor political party in Tower Hamlets, London
- [Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship](/source/Professional_Association_of_Therapeutic_Horsemanship), a non-profit organization that promotes the benefits equine-assisted therapies
- [Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness](/source/Projects_for_Assistance_in_Transition_from_Homelessness), American formula grant program

## Other uses

- [Golden Path (*Dune*)](/source/Golden_Path_(Dune)), a metaphysical theme from Frank Herbert's *Dune* novels
- [*Path* (album)](/source/Path_(album)), by American shoegaze musician Kraus
- [PATH (rail system)](/source/PATH_(rail_system)), Port Authority Trans-Hudson, serving New York and New Jersey
- [Path (social network)](/source/Path_(social_network)), a photo sharing and messaging service
- [Path (Toronto)](/source/Path_(Toronto)), a network of underground pedestrian tunnels in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- PATH is an acronym that stands for Philosophy Anthropology Theater History (in contraposition to [STEM](/source/STEM))
- "[Path Vol. 1 & 2](/source/Path_Vol._1_%26_2)", a 2000 single by Apocalyptica
- [Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline](/source/Potomac-Appalachian_Transmission_Highline), a proposed electrical line
- [Train path](/source/Train_path), infrastructure capacity needed to run a train between two places over a given time-period

## See also

- [Control flow](/source/Control_flow) path, a possible execution sequence in a computer program
- [Footpath (disambiguation)](/source/Footpath_(disambiguation))
- [Pathé](/source/Path%C3%A9)
- [Pathway (disambiguation)](/source/Pathway_(disambiguation))
- [Road (disambiguation)](/source/Road_(disambiguation))
- [Route (disambiguation)](/source/Route_(disambiguation))
- [The Path (disambiguation)](/source/The_Path_(disambiguation))
- [Track (disambiguation)](/source/Track_(disambiguation))
- [Trail (disambiguation)](/source/Trail_(disambiguation))

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