"happy path" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: happy paths [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} happy path (plural happy paths)
  1. (software engineering) A default scenario in which no exceptional or error conditions arise. Categories (topical): Software engineering Synonyms: happy day scenario

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