routing
English meaning: Routing
Definition
To direct or divert along a particular course.
Example
“All incoming mail was routed through a single office.”
Another example: “The software handles the routing of incoming calls to the right department.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A verb/gerund used in logistics (directing traffic or shipments), computing (network 'routing'), and woodworking (cutting with a router). Note pronunciation differs: UK often 'ROO-ting', US often 'ROW-ting', especially in the networking sense.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Old French 'rute' (road, way), from Latin 'rupta (via)' (broken or beaten path), entering English around 1200; the verb sense is later.
Synonyms
- directing
- channelling
- forwarding
- steering
Related Words
Common Collocations
- routing number
- packet routing
- traffic routing
- call routing
- routing protocol
Word Forms
route (v); routed; routing; router (n); route (n)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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- English
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- Indo-European
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