route | |
1. n. A course or way which is traveled or passed. | |
The route was used so much that it formed a rut. | |
You need to find a route that you can take between these two obstacles. | |
2. n. A regular itinerary of stops, or the path followed between these stops, such as for delivery or passenger transportation. | |
We live near the bus route. | |
Here is a map of our delivery routes. | |
3. n. A road or path; often specifically a highway. | |
Follow Route 49 out of town. | |
4. n. (figuratively) One of multiple methods or approaches to doing something. | |
5. n. (historical) One of the major provinces of imperial China from the Later Jin to the Song, corresponding to the Tang and early Yuan circuits. | |
6. n. (Computing) A specific entry in a router that tells the router how to transmit the data it receives. | |
7. v. To direct or divert along a particular course. | |
All incoming mail was routed through a single office. | |
8. v. (Internet) to connect two local area networks, thereby forming an internet. | |
9. v. (computing, transitive) To send (information) through a router. | |