pathfind

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English

Etymology

Back-formation from pathfinding, equivalent to path +‎ find.

Verb

pathfind (third-person singular simple present pathfinds, present participle pathfinding, simple past and past participle pathfound)

  1. (computing, intransitive) To find the best route between two points.
    • 2023 October 20 (last accessed), “Warden”, in Minecraft Wiki:
      If the warden has a targetable entity, is not investigating any disturbances, and is otherwise idle, it pathfinds toward the closest entity, prioritizing players over mobs.
    • 2024 December 11 (last accessed), “Java Edition Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1”, in Minecraft Wiki:
      Has a sense of smell. It can detect and pathfind toward the general location of a player or mob through a "smelling" action.
    • 2024 December 11 (last accessed), “Villager”, in Minecraft Wiki:
      If a villager cannot pathfind to its claimed site, both the site block and villager emit anger particles.