traversal
nounEtymology From traverse + -al.
1
The act of traversing; a crossing.
- His traversal of the mountains allowed him a view from the peak.
- The Stephenson Locomotive Society (North Western Area) and the Manchester Locomotive Society are co-operating in running a special corridor train, to be worked by an 0-6-0 locomotive of the former Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, on Saturday, May 12, over a route which includes visits to four historic stations, ascent of the 1 in 27 Werneth Incline, and traversal of lines normally closed to passenger traffic.1956 April, “Notes and News: Rail Tour of "Old Manchester"”, in Railway Magazine, page 273:
2
The product or result of traversing.
3
The act of following a path or route.
- Derived terms
- directory traversal, path traversal, retraversal