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Originally Posted by gm9
I likely misunderstand what you mean by closing but if you mean that it connects back to the starting point to create a shape that is an option which can be turned off.
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Yes and no actually.
The pen and other vector tools can be used to draw "Work Paths". You can stroke and fill a work path, but once done the stroke and fill is not connected to the path. If you tweak the path later, the applied stroke does not adjust accordingly. The up side to this method is that the stroke applied doesn't auto-connect the end points and can use an art bush.
Alternately you can use vector tools to create "Shape Layers" and apply a stroke via the "Layer Style". With this method the stroke remains connected to the shape. If you tweak the shape, the stroke adjust accordingly. The downsides are that the stroke auto-connects the endpoints of an open shape and the stroke has to be a solid.
In most cases I prefer shapes since any visual styles applies to the shape don't have to be reapplied if you change the path.