traversal
Following relationships from one node to the next to reach other parts of a graph.
Also written: traverse, traversals
Example
Tom Hanks and Tim Allen both acted in Toy Story.
cypher
MATCH path = (:Person {name: 'Tom Hanks'})-[:ACTED_IN]->(:Movie)<-[:ACTED_IN]-(:Person)
RETURN pathTim Allen is reached in two steps. The first follows the [:ACTED_IN] relationship out of Tom Hanks to the film, the second follows the [:ACTED_IN] relationship that arrives at it. The query never names him.
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