Routing

n. act of planning a route, act of selecting a path from one place to another

v. defeat overwhelmingly, conquer; force out, drive away

v. send by a specific route, direct along a particular path; mark a route, chart a course

Routing (or routeing) is the process of selecting paths in a network along which to send data or physical traffic. Routing is performed for many kinds of networks, including the telephone network, the Internet, and transport networks.Routing directs forwarding, the passing of logically addressed packets from their source toward their ultimate destination through intermediary nodes; typically hardware devices called routers, bridges, gateways, firewalls, or switches. Ordinary computers with multiple network cards can also forward packets and perform routing, though with more limited performance. The routing process usually directs forwarding on the basis of routing tables which maintain a record of the routes to various network destinations. Thus constructing routing tables, which are held in the routers' memory, becomes very important for efficient routing.
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Noun
1. a disorderly crowd of people
(synonym) mob, rabble
(hypernym) crowd
(hyponym) lynch mob
2. an overwhelming defeat
(hypernym) defeat, licking
(derivation) spread-eagle, spreadeagle
Verb
1. cause to flee; "rout out the fighters from their caves"
(synonym) rout out, expel
(hypernym) get the better of, overcome, defeat
2. dig with the snout; "the pig was rooting for truffles"
(synonym) root, rootle
(hypernym) dig, delve, cut into, turn over
3. make a groove in
(synonym) gouge
(hypernym) hollow, hollow out, core out
4. defeat disastrously
(synonym) spread-eagle, spreadeagle
(hypernym) beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish

Noun
1. an established line of travel or access
(synonym) path, itinerary
(hypernym) line
(hyponym) feeder line
2. an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
(synonym) road
(hypernym) way
(hyponym) access road, slip road
(substance-meronym) pavement, paving
(part-meronym) bend, curve
Verb
1. send documents or materials to appropriate destinations
(hypernym) dispatch, despatch, send off
(derivation) road
2. send via a specific route
(hypernym) send, direct
(derivation) road
3. divert in a specified direction; "divert the low voltage to the engine cylinders"
(hypernym) divert
(derivation) path, itinerary

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
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The process of determining and prescribing the path or method to be used for establishing telephone connections or forwarding messages.