To move or travel across or through something, especially an area or obstacle.
From Old French *traverser* “to cross,” from Latin *transversare* related to *transversus* “turned across.” It has long been used in English for crossing land, seas, and later, data or graphs.
We use a fancier verb like *traverse* when the crossing feels challenging or impressive, like traversing a desert or a mountain range. In computing, you even “traverse” data structures, as if your cursor were hiking through code.
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