Alternative form of path dependence

(countable) A situation in which the outcome varies with the route taken.

(computing) An early form of e-mail address with the components separated by exclamation marks, naming the sequence of networked computers that the mail should be routed through.

(aviation) A runway (or simple field) that is illuminated at night, or during fog, to enable aircraft to land or take off safely.

(of a topological space) Such that every pair of points in the space comprises the boundary of some path mapped to the space continuously.

(rail transport) Path running along the cess next to a railway line.

The envelope swept out by the sides of the vehicle body, or any other part of the structure of the vehicle. See: Swept Path Analysis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swept_path_analysis

(graph theory) A path through a graph which visits each vertex exactly once.

(poetic) The sea(s), the ocean(s).

(software engineering) A default scenario in which no exceptional or error conditions arise.