ROUTE

road, route

(noun) an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

path, route, itinerary

(noun) an established line of travel or access

route

(verb) divert in a specified direction; “divert the low voltage to the engine cylinders”

route

(verb) send via a specific route

route

(verb) send documents or materials to appropriate destinations

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

route (plural routes)

A course or way which is traveled or passed.

A regular itinerary of stops, or the path followed between these stops, such as for delivery or passenger transportation.

A road or path; often specifically a highway.

(figuratively) One of multiple methods or approaches to doing something.

(historical) One of the major provinces of imperial China from the Later Jin to the Song, corresponding to the Tang and early Yuan circuits.

(computing) A specific entry in a router that tells the router how to transmit the data it receives.

Synonyms

• (Chinese administrative division): lu, circuit, province

Verb

route (third-person singular simple present routes, present participle (UK) routeing or routing, simple past and past participle routed)

(transitive) To direct or divert along a particular course.

(Internet) to connect two local area networks, thereby forming an internet.

(computing, transitive) To send (information) through a router.

Etymology 2

Verb

route

Eye dialect spelling of root.

Anagrams

• Toure, outer, outre, outrĂ©, rouet, utero-

Source: Wiktionary


Route (root or rout; 277), n. Etym: [OE. & F. route, OF. rote, fr. L. rupta (sc. via), fr. ruptus, p.p. of rumpere to break; hence, literally, a broken or beaten way or path. See Rout, and cf. Rut a track.]

Definition: The course or way which is traveled or passed, or is to be passed; a passing; a course; a road or path; a march. Wide through the furzy field their route they take. Gay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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