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

She59 noticed the bag, its texture, and the words “Traversal—Toulon” stamped on it.

From Project Gutenberg