graphsearch
nounUK /ˈɡrɑːf sɜːtʃ/
US /ˈɡræf sɝːtʃ/
A way of looking through a map of connected dots to find a path or a special dot.
The robot used graphsearch to find the shortest way through the maze.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A computer method that visits points in a network one by one until it finds what it needs.
The program ran a graphsearch to locate the missing connection.
3. The act of exploring connections between things to discover how they link together.
Scientists used graphsearch to map how the ideas were related.
4. A tool or function that finds routes inside a web of linked items.
The game's graphsearch helped the character navigate the dungeon.