traversal

[ truh-vur-suhl ]

noun

1. the act or process of passing across, over, or through:

   A problem with the Voyager 2 spacecraft as it began its traversal of the rings of Saturn was eventually linked to high-speed collisions with micrometeoroids.

2. Computers. the act or process of systematically visiting all nodes of a tree or other linked data structure, usually for the purposes of collecting or transforming data at the nodes:

   Issues fixed in this release include a vulnerability in directory traversal that could give an attacker the ability to access files that should be restricted.

Word History and Origins

Origin of traversal¹

travers(e) ( def ) + -al ²( def )

Example Sentences

If you thought Stasis was powerful, Strand goes even further with abilities that are more focused on movement and traversal to help.

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Horizon Call of the Mountain continues to look good Guerilla Games showed off some combat and traversal gameplay for its upcoming PSVR2 exclusive game, Horizon Call of the Mountain.

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But the video featured quite a bit of environmental traversal as well — Gollum spent a lot of time scaling walls and making great leaps to avoid hazards.

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It doesn’t quite get there, though, with traversal still feeling restricted in comparison and a broader structure that’s still beholden to the neverending barrage of map icons.

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Each *thwip* of a web as Miles soars through Manhattan now has a slight resistance to it, adding a sense of life and momentum to the traversal.

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