diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/TestCaseAutoJuiceStream.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/TestCaseAutoJuiceStream.cs
index 5e68acde94..cac1356c81 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/TestCaseAutoJuiceStream.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/TestCaseAutoJuiceStream.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests
                         Vector2.Zero,
                         new Vector2(width * CatchPlayfield.BASE_WIDTH, 0)
                     },
-                    CurveType = CurveType.Linear,
+                    PathType = PathType.Linear,
                     Distance = width * CatchPlayfield.BASE_WIDTH,
                     StartTime = i * 2000,
                     NewCombo = i % 8 == 0
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Beatmaps/CatchBeatmapConverter.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Beatmaps/CatchBeatmapConverter.cs
index 15d4edc411..a178748bd5 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Beatmaps/CatchBeatmapConverter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Beatmaps/CatchBeatmapConverter.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Beatmaps
                     StartTime = obj.StartTime,
                     Samples = obj.Samples,
                     ControlPoints = curveData.ControlPoints,
-                    CurveType = curveData.CurveType,
+                    PathType = curveData.PathType,
                     Distance = curveData.Distance,
                     RepeatSamples = curveData.RepeatSamples,
                     RepeatCount = curveData.RepeatCount,
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/JuiceStream.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/JuiceStream.cs
index 82e32d24d2..da581d9619 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/JuiceStream.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/JuiceStream.cs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects
             if (TickDistance == 0)
                 return;
 
-            var length = Curve.Distance;
+            var length = Path.Distance;
             var tickDistance = Math.Min(TickDistance, length);
             var spanDuration = length / Velocity;
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects
                         AddNested(new TinyDroplet
                         {
                             StartTime = t,
-                            X = X + Curve.PositionAt(progress).X / CatchPlayfield.BASE_WIDTH,
+                            X = X + Path.PositionAt(progress).X / CatchPlayfield.BASE_WIDTH,
                             Samples = new List<SampleInfo>(Samples.Select(s => new SampleInfo
                             {
                                 Bank = s.Bank,
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects
                         AddNested(new Droplet
                         {
                             StartTime = time,
-                            X = X + Curve.PositionAt(distanceProgress).X / CatchPlayfield.BASE_WIDTH,
+                            X = X + Path.PositionAt(distanceProgress).X / CatchPlayfield.BASE_WIDTH,
                             Samples = new List<SampleInfo>(Samples.Select(s => new SampleInfo
                             {
                                 Bank = s.Bank,
@@ -127,12 +127,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects
                 {
                     Samples = Samples,
                     StartTime = spanStartTime + spanDuration,
-                    X = X + Curve.PositionAt(reversed ? 0 : 1).X / CatchPlayfield.BASE_WIDTH
+                    X = X + Path.PositionAt(reversed ? 0 : 1).X / CatchPlayfield.BASE_WIDTH
                 });
             }
         }
 
-        public double EndTime => StartTime + this.SpanCount() * Curve.Distance / Velocity;
+        public double EndTime => StartTime + this.SpanCount() * Path.Distance / Velocity;
 
         public float EndX => X + this.CurvePositionAt(1).X / CatchPlayfield.BASE_WIDTH;
 
@@ -140,24 +140,24 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects
 
         public double Distance
         {
-            get { return Curve.Distance; }
-            set { Curve.Distance = value; }
+            get { return Path.Distance; }
+            set { Path.Distance = value; }
         }
 
-        public SliderCurve Curve { get; } = new SliderCurve();
+        public SliderPath Path { get; } = new SliderPath();
 
         public Vector2[] ControlPoints
         {
-            get { return Curve.ControlPoints; }
-            set { Curve.ControlPoints = value; }
+            get { return Path.ControlPoints; }
+            set { Path.ControlPoints = value; }
         }
 
         public List<List<SampleInfo>> RepeatSamples { get; set; } = new List<List<SampleInfo>>();
 
-        public CurveType CurveType
+        public PathType PathType
         {
-            get { return Curve.CurveType; }
-            set { Curve.CurveType = value; }
+            get { return Path.PathType; }
+            set { Path.PathType = value; }
         }
 
         public double? LegacyLastTickOffset { get; set; }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestCaseSlider.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestCaseSlider.cs
index 300ac16155..4c0385deda 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestCaseSlider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestCaseSlider.cs
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests
         {
             var slider = new Slider
             {
-                CurveType = CurveType.Linear,
+                PathType = PathType.Linear,
                 StartTime = Time.Current + 1000,
                 Position = new Vector2(-200, 0),
                 ControlPoints = new[]
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests
         {
             var slider = new Slider
             {
-                CurveType = CurveType.Bezier,
+                PathType = PathType.Bezier,
                 StartTime = Time.Current + 1000,
                 Position = new Vector2(-200, 0),
                 ControlPoints = new[]
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests
         {
             var slider = new Slider
             {
-                CurveType = CurveType.Linear,
+                PathType = PathType.Linear,
                 StartTime = Time.Current + 1000,
                 Position = new Vector2(0, 0),
                 ControlPoints = new[]
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests
             {
                 StartTime = Time.Current + 1000,
                 Position = new Vector2(-100, 0),
-                CurveType = CurveType.Catmull,
+                PathType = PathType.Catmull,
                 ControlPoints = new[]
                 {
                     Vector2.Zero,
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestCaseSliderSelectionMask.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestCaseSliderSelectionMask.cs
index 1ba3e26e65..87e0e1a7ec 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestCaseSliderSelectionMask.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestCaseSliderSelectionMask.cs
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests
             typeof(SliderCircleSelectionMask),
             typeof(SliderBodyPiece),
             typeof(SliderCircle),
-            typeof(ControlPointVisualiser),
-            typeof(ControlPointPiece)
+            typeof(PathControlPointVisualiser),
+            typeof(PathControlPointPiece)
         };
 
         private readonly DrawableSlider drawableObject;
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests
                     new Vector2(150, 150),
                     new Vector2(300, 0)
                 },
-                CurveType = CurveType.Bezier,
+                PathType = PathType.Bezier,
                 Distance = 350
             };
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Beatmaps/OsuBeatmapConverter.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Beatmaps/OsuBeatmapConverter.cs
index b2914d4b82..9f432fc31a 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Beatmaps/OsuBeatmapConverter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Beatmaps/OsuBeatmapConverter.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Beatmaps
                     StartTime = original.StartTime,
                     Samples = original.Samples,
                     ControlPoints = curveData.ControlPoints,
-                    CurveType = curveData.CurveType,
+                    PathType = curveData.PathType,
                     Distance = curveData.Distance,
                     RepeatSamples = curveData.RepeatSamples,
                     RepeatCount = curveData.RepeatCount,
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/Preprocessing/OsuDifficultyHitObject.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/Preprocessing/OsuDifficultyHitObject.cs
index d6684f55af..39e3c009da 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/Preprocessing/OsuDifficultyHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/Preprocessing/OsuDifficultyHitObject.cs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Difficulty.Preprocessing
                     progress = progress % 1;
 
                 // ReSharper disable once PossibleInvalidOperationException (bugged in current r# version)
-                var diff = slider.StackedPosition + slider.Curve.PositionAt(progress) - slider.LazyEndPosition.Value;
+                var diff = slider.StackedPosition + slider.Path.PositionAt(progress) - slider.LazyEndPosition.Value;
                 float dist = diff.Length;
 
                 if (dist > approxFollowCircleRadius)
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Masks/SliderMasks/Components/ControlPointPiece.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Masks/SliderMasks/Components/PathControlPointPiece.cs
similarity index 95%
rename from osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Masks/SliderMasks/Components/ControlPointPiece.cs
rename to osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Masks/SliderMasks/Components/PathControlPointPiece.cs
index aedde870ca..70156578b4 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Masks/SliderMasks/Components/ControlPointPiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Masks/SliderMasks/Components/PathControlPointPiece.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ using OpenTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Masks.SliderMasks.Components
 {
-    public class ControlPointPiece : CompositeDrawable
+    public class PathControlPointPiece : CompositeDrawable
     {
         private readonly Slider slider;
         private readonly int index;
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Masks.SliderMasks.Components
         [Resolved]
         private OsuColour colours { get; set; }
 
-        public ControlPointPiece(Slider slider, int index)
+        public PathControlPointPiece(Slider slider, int index)
         {
             this.slider = slider;
             this.index = index;
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Masks.SliderMasks.Components
                 newControlPoints[index - 1] = newControlPoints[index];
 
             slider.ControlPoints = newControlPoints;
-            slider.Curve.Calculate(true);
+            slider.Path.Calculate(true);
 
             return true;
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Masks/SliderMasks/Components/ControlPointVisualiser.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Masks/SliderMasks/Components/PathControlPointVisualiser.cs
similarity index 54%
rename from osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Masks/SliderMasks/Components/ControlPointVisualiser.cs
rename to osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Masks/SliderMasks/Components/PathControlPointVisualiser.cs
index d8031c4f5b..1d25f8cd39 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Masks/SliderMasks/Components/ControlPointVisualiser.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Masks/SliderMasks/Components/PathControlPointVisualiser.cs
@@ -7,26 +7,26 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Masks.SliderMasks.Components
 {
-    public class ControlPointVisualiser : CompositeDrawable
+    public class PathControlPointVisualiser : CompositeDrawable
     {
         private readonly Slider slider;
 
-        private readonly Container<ControlPointPiece> pieces;
+        private readonly Container<PathControlPointPiece> pieces;
 
-        public ControlPointVisualiser(Slider slider)
+        public PathControlPointVisualiser(Slider slider)
         {
             this.slider = slider;
 
-            InternalChild = pieces = new Container<ControlPointPiece> { RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both };
+            InternalChild = pieces = new Container<PathControlPointPiece> { RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both };
 
-            slider.ControlPointsChanged += _ => updateControlPoints();
-            updateControlPoints();
+            slider.ControlPointsChanged += _ => updatePathControlPoints();
+            updatePathControlPoints();
         }
 
-        private void updateControlPoints()
+        private void updatePathControlPoints()
         {
             while (slider.ControlPoints.Length > pieces.Count)
-                pieces.Add(new ControlPointPiece(slider, pieces.Count));
+                pieces.Add(new PathControlPointPiece(slider, pieces.Count));
             while (slider.ControlPoints.Length < pieces.Count)
                 pieces.Remove(pieces[pieces.Count - 1]);
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Masks/SliderMasks/Components/SliderCirclePiece.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Masks/SliderMasks/Components/SliderCirclePiece.cs
index a8565fafb6..7864429d93 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Masks/SliderMasks/Components/SliderCirclePiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Masks/SliderMasks/Components/SliderCirclePiece.cs
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Masks.SliderMasks.Components
             switch (position)
             {
                 case SliderPosition.Start:
-                    Position = slider.StackedPosition + slider.Curve.PositionAt(0);
+                    Position = slider.StackedPosition + slider.Path.PositionAt(0);
                     break;
                 case SliderPosition.End:
-                    Position = slider.StackedPosition + slider.Curve.PositionAt(1);
+                    Position = slider.StackedPosition + slider.Path.PositionAt(1);
                     break;
             }
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Masks/SliderMasks/SliderSelectionMask.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Masks/SliderMasks/SliderSelectionMask.cs
index 8478374a5f..b79b0ba1fb 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Masks/SliderMasks/SliderSelectionMask.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Masks/SliderMasks/SliderSelectionMask.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Masks.SliderMasks
                 new SliderBodyPiece(sliderObject),
                 headMask = new SliderCircleSelectionMask(slider.HeadCircle, sliderObject, SliderPosition.Start),
                 new SliderCircleSelectionMask(slider.TailCircle, sliderObject, SliderPosition.End),
-                new ControlPointVisualiser(sliderObject),
+                new PathControlPointVisualiser(sliderObject),
             };
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModHardRock.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModHardRock.cs
index 1b3725a15e..e01d71e1f8 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModHardRock.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModHardRock.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Mods
                 newControlPoints[i] = new Vector2(slider.ControlPoints[i].X, -slider.ControlPoints[i].Y);
 
             slider.ControlPoints = newControlPoints;
-            slider.Curve?.Calculate(); // Recalculate the slider curve
+            slider.Path?.Calculate(); // Recalculate the slider curve
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
index 7599001a82..a137343cfe 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
             double completionProgress = MathHelper.Clamp((Time.Current - slider.StartTime) / slider.Duration, 0, 1);
 
             foreach (var c in components.OfType<ISliderProgress>()) c.UpdateProgress(completionProgress);
-            foreach (var c in components.OfType<ITrackSnaking>()) c.UpdateSnakingPosition(slider.Curve.PositionAt(Body.SnakedStart ?? 0), slider.Curve.PositionAt(Body.SnakedEnd ?? 0));
+            foreach (var c in components.OfType<ITrackSnaking>()) c.UpdateSnakingPosition(slider.Path.PositionAt(Body.SnakedStart ?? 0), slider.Path.PositionAt(Body.SnakedEnd ?? 0));
             foreach (var t in components.OfType<IRequireTracking>()) t.Tracking = Ball.Tracking;
 
             Size = Body.Size;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SnakingSliderBody.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SnakingSliderBody.cs
index 3d02f9a92d..0e6f3ad16c 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SnakingSliderBody.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SnakingSliderBody.cs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
         public void Refresh()
         {
             // Generate the entire curve
-            slider.Curve.GetPathToProgress(CurrentCurve, 0, 1);
+            slider.Path.GetPathToProgress(CurrentCurve, 0, 1);
             SetVertices(CurrentCurve);
 
             // The body is sized to the full path size to avoid excessive autosize computations
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
             SnakedStart = p0;
             SnakedEnd = p1;
 
-            slider.Curve.GetPathToProgress(CurrentCurve, p0, p1);
+            slider.Path.GetPathToProgress(CurrentCurve, p0, p1);
 
             SetVertices(CurrentCurve);
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
index de7ba8451b..b7240991d4 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
 
         public event Action<Vector2[]> ControlPointsChanged;
 
-        public double EndTime => StartTime + this.SpanCount() * Curve.Distance / Velocity;
+        public double EndTime => StartTime + this.SpanCount() * Path.Distance / Velocity;
         public double Duration => EndTime - StartTime;
 
         public Vector2 StackedPositionAt(double t) => StackedPosition + this.CurvePositionAt(t);
@@ -52,16 +52,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
             }
         }
 
-        public SliderCurve Curve { get; } = new SliderCurve();
+        public SliderPath Path { get; } = new SliderPath();
 
         public Vector2[] ControlPoints
         {
-            get => Curve.ControlPoints;
+            get => Path.ControlPoints;
             set
             {
-                if (Curve.ControlPoints == value)
+                if (Path.ControlPoints == value)
                     return;
-                Curve.ControlPoints = value;
+                Path.ControlPoints = value;
 
                 ControlPointsChanged?.Invoke(value);
 
@@ -70,16 +70,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
             }
         }
 
-        public CurveType CurveType
+        public PathType PathType
         {
-            get { return Curve.CurveType; }
-            set { Curve.CurveType = value; }
+            get { return Path.PathType; }
+            set { Path.PathType = value; }
         }
 
         public double Distance
         {
-            get { return Curve.Distance; }
-            set { Curve.Distance = value; }
+            get { return Path.Distance; }
+            set { Path.Distance = value; }
         }
 
         public override Vector2 Position
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
 
         private void createTicks()
         {
-            var length = Curve.Distance;
+            var length = Path.Distance;
             var tickDistance = MathHelper.Clamp(TickDistance, 0, length);
 
             if (tickDistance == 0) return;
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
                         SpanIndex = span,
                         SpanStartTime = spanStartTime,
                         StartTime = spanStartTime + timeProgress * SpanDuration,
-                        Position = Position + Curve.PositionAt(distanceProgress),
+                        Position = Position + Path.PositionAt(distanceProgress),
                         StackHeight = StackHeight,
                         Scale = Scale,
                         Samples = sampleList
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
                     RepeatIndex = repeatIndex,
                     SpanDuration = SpanDuration,
                     StartTime = StartTime + repeat * SpanDuration,
-                    Position = Position + Curve.PositionAt(repeat % 2),
+                    Position = Position + Path.PositionAt(repeat % 2),
                     StackHeight = StackHeight,
                     Scale = Scale,
                     Samples = new List<SampleInfo>(RepeatSamples[repeatIndex])
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/Catch/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/Catch/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
index 9c9fc2e742..85efdca07b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/Catch/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/Catch/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Legacy.Catch
             };
         }
 
-        protected override HitObject CreateSlider(Vector2 position, bool newCombo, int comboOffset, Vector2[] controlPoints, double length, CurveType curveType, int repeatCount, List<List<SampleInfo>> repeatSamples)
+        protected override HitObject CreateSlider(Vector2 position, bool newCombo, int comboOffset, Vector2[] controlPoints, double length, PathType pathType, int repeatCount, List<List<SampleInfo>> repeatSamples)
         {
             newCombo |= forceNewCombo;
             comboOffset += extraComboOffset;
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Legacy.Catch
                 ComboOffset = comboOffset,
                 ControlPoints = controlPoints,
                 Distance = length,
-                CurveType = curveType,
+                PathType = pathType,
                 RepeatSamples = repeatSamples,
                 RepeatCount = repeatCount
             };
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
index 965e76d27a..73f70d414f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Legacy
                 }
                 else if (type.HasFlag(ConvertHitObjectType.Slider))
                 {
-                    CurveType curveType = CurveType.Catmull;
+                    PathType pathType = PathType.Catmull;
                     double length = 0;
 
                     string[] pointSplit = split[5].Split('|');
@@ -90,16 +90,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Legacy
                             switch (t)
                             {
                                 case @"C":
-                                    curveType = CurveType.Catmull;
+                                    pathType = PathType.Catmull;
                                     break;
                                 case @"B":
-                                    curveType = CurveType.Bezier;
+                                    pathType = PathType.Bezier;
                                     break;
                                 case @"L":
-                                    curveType = CurveType.Linear;
+                                    pathType = PathType.Linear;
                                     break;
                                 case @"P":
-                                    curveType = CurveType.PerfectCurve;
+                                    pathType = PathType.PerfectCurve;
                                     break;
                             }
 
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Legacy
                     // osu-stable special-cased colinear perfect curves to a CurveType.Linear
                     bool isLinear(Vector2[] p) => Precision.AlmostEquals(0, (p[1].Y - p[0].Y) * (p[2].X - p[0].X) - (p[1].X - p[0].X) * (p[2].Y - p[0].Y));
 
-                    if (points.Length == 3 && curveType == CurveType.PerfectCurve && isLinear(points))
-                        curveType = CurveType.Linear;
+                    if (points.Length == 3 && pathType == PathType.PerfectCurve && isLinear(points))
+                        pathType = PathType.Linear;
 
                     int repeatCount = Convert.ToInt32(split[6], CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
 
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Legacy
                     for (int i = 0; i < nodes; i++)
                         nodeSamples.Add(convertSoundType(nodeSoundTypes[i], nodeBankInfos[i]));
 
-                    result = CreateSlider(pos, combo, comboOffset, points, length, curveType, repeatCount, nodeSamples);
+                    result = CreateSlider(pos, combo, comboOffset, points, length, pathType, repeatCount, nodeSamples);
                 }
                 else if (type.HasFlag(ConvertHitObjectType.Spinner))
                 {
@@ -268,11 +268,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Legacy
         /// <param name="comboOffset">When starting a new combo, the offset of the new combo relative to the current one.</param>
         /// <param name="controlPoints">The slider control points.</param>
         /// <param name="length">The slider length.</param>
-        /// <param name="curveType">The slider curve type.</param>
+        /// <param name="pathType">The slider curve type.</param>
         /// <param name="repeatCount">The slider repeat count.</param>
         /// <param name="repeatSamples">The samples to be played when the repeat nodes are hit. This includes the head and tail of the slider.</param>
         /// <returns>The hit object.</returns>
-        protected abstract HitObject CreateSlider(Vector2 position, bool newCombo, int comboOffset, Vector2[] controlPoints, double length, CurveType curveType, int repeatCount, List<List<SampleInfo>> repeatSamples);
+        protected abstract HitObject CreateSlider(Vector2 position, bool newCombo, int comboOffset, Vector2[] controlPoints, double length, PathType pathType, int repeatCount, List<List<SampleInfo>> repeatSamples);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a legacy Spinner-type hit object.
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/ConvertSlider.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/ConvertSlider.cs
index 93c49ea3ce..6030bff427 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/ConvertSlider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/ConvertSlider.cs
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Legacy
         /// <summary>
         /// <see cref="ConvertSlider"/>s don't need a curve since they're converted to ruleset-specific hitobjects.
         /// </summary>
-        public SliderCurve Curve { get; } = null;
+        public SliderPath Path { get; } = null;
         public Vector2[] ControlPoints { get; set; }
-        public CurveType CurveType { get; set; }
+        public PathType PathType { get; set; }
 
         public double Distance { get; set; }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/Mania/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/Mania/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
index 68e05f6223..6f10880aa2 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/Mania/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/Mania/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Legacy.Mania
             };
         }
 
-        protected override HitObject CreateSlider(Vector2 position, bool newCombo, int comboOffset, Vector2[] controlPoints, double length, CurveType curveType, int repeatCount, List<List<SampleInfo>> repeatSamples)
+        protected override HitObject CreateSlider(Vector2 position, bool newCombo, int comboOffset, Vector2[] controlPoints, double length, PathType pathType, int repeatCount, List<List<SampleInfo>> repeatSamples)
         {
             return new ConvertSlider
             {
                 X = position.X,
                 ControlPoints = controlPoints,
                 Distance = length,
-                CurveType = curveType,
+                PathType = pathType,
                 RepeatSamples = repeatSamples,
                 RepeatCount = repeatCount
             };
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/Osu/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/Osu/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
index f3c815fc32..31c200eddc 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/Osu/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/Osu/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Legacy.Osu
             };
         }
 
-        protected override HitObject CreateSlider(Vector2 position, bool newCombo, int comboOffset, Vector2[] controlPoints, double length, CurveType curveType, int repeatCount, List<List<SampleInfo>> repeatSamples)
+        protected override HitObject CreateSlider(Vector2 position, bool newCombo, int comboOffset, Vector2[] controlPoints, double length, PathType pathType, int repeatCount, List<List<SampleInfo>> repeatSamples)
         {
             newCombo |= forceNewCombo;
             comboOffset += extraComboOffset;
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Legacy.Osu
                 ComboOffset = comboOffset,
                 ControlPoints = controlPoints,
                 Distance = Math.Max(0, length),
-                CurveType = curveType,
+                PathType = pathType,
                 RepeatSamples = repeatSamples,
                 RepeatCount = repeatCount
             };
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/Taiko/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/Taiko/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
index 985a032640..0a244bb6c6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/Taiko/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/Taiko/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Legacy.Taiko
             return new ConvertHit();
         }
 
-        protected override HitObject CreateSlider(Vector2 position, bool newCombo, int comboOffset, Vector2[] controlPoints, double length, CurveType curveType, int repeatCount, List<List<SampleInfo>> repeatSamples)
+        protected override HitObject CreateSlider(Vector2 position, bool newCombo, int comboOffset, Vector2[] controlPoints, double length, PathType pathType, int repeatCount, List<List<SampleInfo>> repeatSamples)
         {
             return new ConvertSlider
             {
                 ControlPoints = controlPoints,
                 Distance = length,
-                CurveType = curveType,
+                PathType = pathType,
                 RepeatSamples = repeatSamples,
                 RepeatCount = repeatCount
             };
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/SliderCurve.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/SliderPath.cs
similarity index 92%
rename from osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/SliderCurve.cs
rename to osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/SliderPath.cs
index 6a8192a4f2..46f8cae8a0 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/SliderCurve.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/SliderPath.cs
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ using OpenTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects
 {
-    public class SliderCurve
+    public class SliderPath
     {
         public double Distance;
 
         public Vector2[] ControlPoints;
 
-        public CurveType CurveType = CurveType.PerfectCurve;
+        public PathType PathType = PathType.PerfectCurve;
 
         public Vector2 Offset;
 
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects
 
         private List<Vector2> calculateSubpath(ReadOnlySpan<Vector2> subControlPoints)
         {
-            switch (CurveType)
+            switch (PathType)
             {
-                case CurveType.Linear:
+                case PathType.Linear:
                     var result = new List<Vector2>(subControlPoints.Length);
                     foreach (var c in subControlPoints)
                         result.Add(c);
 
                     return result;
-                case CurveType.PerfectCurve:
+                case PathType.PerfectCurve:
                     //we can only use CircularArc iff we have exactly three control points and no dissection.
                     if (ControlPoints.Length != 3 || subControlPoints.Length != 3)
                         break;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects
                         break;
 
                     return subpath;
-                case CurveType.Catmull:
+                case PathType.Catmull:
                     return new CatmullApproximator(subControlPoints).CreateCatmull();
             }
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects
                 Vector2 diff = calculatedPath[i + 1] - calculatedPath[i];
                 double d = diff.Length;
 
-                // Shorten slider curves that are too long compared to what's
+                // Shorten slider paths that are too long compared to what's
                 // in the .osu file.
                 if (Distance - l < d)
                 {
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects
                 cumulativeLength.Add(l);
             }
 
-            // Lengthen slider curves that are too short compared to what's
+            // Lengthen slider paths that are too short compared to what's
             // in the .osu file.
             if (l < Distance && calculatedPath.Count > 1)
             {
@@ -191,10 +191,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Computes the slider curve until a given progress that ranges from 0 (beginning of the slider)
+        /// Computes the slider path until a given progress that ranges from 0 (beginning of the slider)
         /// to 1 (end of the slider) and stores the generated path in the given list.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="path">The list to be filled with the computed curve.</param>
+        /// <param name="path">The list to be filled with the computed path.</param>
         /// <param name="p0">Start progress. Ranges from 0 (beginning of the slider) to 1 (end of the slider).</param>
         /// <param name="p1">End progress. Ranges from 0 (beginning of the slider) to 1 (end of the slider).</param>
         public void GetPathToProgress(List<Vector2> path, double p0, double p1)
@@ -219,10 +219,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Computes the position on the slider at a given progress that ranges from 0 (beginning of the curve)
-        /// to 1 (end of the curve).
+        /// Computes the position on the slider at a given progress that ranges from 0 (beginning of the path)
+        /// to 1 (end of the path).
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="progress">Ranges from 0 (beginning of the curve) to 1 (end of the curve).</param>
+        /// <param name="progress">Ranges from 0 (beginning of the path) to 1 (end of the path).</param>
         /// <returns></returns>
         public Vector2 PositionAt(double progress)
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Types/IHasCurve.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Types/IHasCurve.cs
index 69b2f722e7..2a0d495e94 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Types/IHasCurve.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Types/IHasCurve.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Types
         /// <summary>
         /// The curve.
         /// </summary>
-        SliderCurve Curve { get; }
+        SliderPath Path { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The control points that shape the curve.
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Types
         /// <summary>
         /// The type of curve.
         /// </summary>
-        CurveType CurveType { get; }
+        PathType PathType { get; }
     }
 
     public static class HasCurveExtensions
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Types
         /// <param name="progress">[0, 1] where 0 is the start time of the <see cref="HitObject"/> and 1 is the end time of the <see cref="HitObject"/>.</param>
         /// <returns>The position on the curve.</returns>
         public static Vector2 CurvePositionAt(this IHasCurve obj, double progress)
-            => obj.Curve.PositionAt(obj.ProgressAt(progress));
+            => obj.Path.PositionAt(obj.ProgressAt(progress));
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Computes the progress along the curve relative to how much of the <see cref="HitObject"/> has been completed.
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Types/CurveType.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Types/PathType.cs
similarity index 91%
rename from osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Types/CurveType.cs
rename to osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Types/PathType.cs
index 1cee6202b6..5156302fe1 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Types/CurveType.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Types/PathType.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Types
 {
-    public enum CurveType
+    public enum PathType
     {
         Catmull,
         Bezier,