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routing

American  
[roo-ting, rou-] / ˈru tɪŋ, ˈraʊ- /

noun

  1. the scheduling of the route or itinerary of people, freight, etc.

  2. the arranging and scheduling of mail for delivery.

  3. delivery according to scheduled sequence.

Etymology

Origin of routing

First recorded in 1900–05; route + -ing 1

Example Sentences

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U.S., she held that routing information through a third-party system doesn’t destroy privacy protections.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Split tunneling, also called selective routing, allows you to choose whether or not to send certain traffic through the VPN.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

In Arizona, parts of the Phoenix and Tucson areas have boosted groundwater by routing Colorado River water to basins carved into the desert, where it sinks underground.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Blue Origin said its satellites would communicate through optical links by routing traffic through its TeraWave system and other networks.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

I have thrown this routing in as a sop and shall not make a habit of it.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

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