incompletepath

noun
UK /ˌɪnkəmˈpliːt pɑːθ/
US /ˌɪnkəmˈpliːt pæθ/

A path that is not finished all the way.

The hikers turned back because the incomplete path stopped at the river.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. In computing, a file location that is missing some of its parts.

The program crashed because it was given an incomplete path to the folder.

3. A plan or way of doing something that has not been fully worked out.

Their incomplete path to solving the problem left many questions open.

4. A route in a game or map that the player has not fully unlocked.

The level stayed locked because the player had only found an incomplete path.