percorrenze

Percorrenze is a plural Italian term derived from percorrenza, meaning the act of traversing or the route that has been traveled. It is used in various contexts to refer to paths, journeys, or trajectories taken by people, vehicles, or other entities. The word emphasizes the movement through space rather than the starting point or destination alone.

In geography and tourism, percorrenze describe defined routes or itineraries, such as urban walking paths, cycling routes, or scenic circuits. They can be planned as part of a travel program or documented as data about mobility patterns within a region. In urban planning and transportation, the concept helps analyze accessibility, connectivity, and the suitability of networks for different modes of travel.

In computer science, the term percorrenza is used in the context of graph theory and data structures to denote traversal operations. A percorrenza di grafi or di alberi is the process of visiting nodes and edges according to specific strategies, such as depth-first search or breadth-first search. These traversals underpin algorithms for searching, pathfinding, and network analysis.

In ecology and biology, percorrenze refer to the movement paths of organisms, including animals and plants in some contexts, and are studied to understand migration, habitat use, and ecological connectivity. In these uses, the focus is on the trajectory and the factors shaping it, rather than the endpoint.

See also: percorso, traversata, traversale.