Path

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
 * Hoggin, a buff-coloured gravel & clay pathway often seen in gardens of Stately Homes, Parks etc.


 * 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
 * st-connectivity problem, sometimes known as the "path problem"
 * Path (topology), a continuous function
 * Path (geometry), a curve
 * Path, a name for the vectors in vector graphics
 * Clipping path, in digital image processing
 * 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
 * Path (album), by American shoegaze musician Kraus