Besöknoder

Besöknoder is a Swedish term not widely standardized in dictionaries. It is used informally to refer to nodes that have been visited during an algorithmic process or user navigation.

In graph theory and algorithm design, besöknoder denotes the set of nodes that have already been explored during a traversal, such as depth-first or breadth-first search. Implementations typically maintain a visited set to avoid revisiting nodes.

In web analytics or user-path analysis, besöknoder can describe the sequence of pages or resources that a user has visited within a session, with nodes representing pages in a navigational graph.

Etymology: besök = visit, noder = nodes. As a compound noun, besöknoder literally means 'visited nodes'.

Usage notes: The term is informal and may not appear in formal specifications. Alternative terms include 'visited nodes', 'visited set', or 'explored nodes' depending on context. When used, it is advisable to define the meaning clearly.

Relation to related concepts: In traversal algorithms, the closest standard term is the 'visited' indicator or the set of 'visited nodes'; in web contexts, it aligns with 'visited pages' or 'session path'.