to err from the straight path — сбиться с правильного пути
minimum-duration path — путь минимальной продолжительности
failure path — путь распространения влияния неисправности
access path independence — независимость от пути доступа
path of least effort — путь наименьшего сопротивления
English-Russian big polytechnic dictionary. 2014.
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