Standard Lemma guide

routing

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈɹuːtɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈɹutɪŋ/
  • US: /ˈɹaʊtɪŋ/
  • rhymes with -uːtɪŋ
  • rhymes with (US) -aʊtɪŋ
  • /ˈɹaʊtɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aʊtɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: R AW1 T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: R UW1 T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The assignment of a route to anything.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • the optimal routing of delivery vehicles

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a network such as the Internet, along which information can be passed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A channel cut in a material such as wood with a router or gouge.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

present participle and gerund of route

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

present participle and gerund of rout

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From route + -ing.

From rout + -ing.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: reititys — a method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a network such as the Internet
  • French: routage — a method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a network such as the Internet
  • Italian: instradamento — a method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a network such as the Internet
  • Italian: indirizzamento — a method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a network such as the Internet
  • Italian: smistamento — a method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a network such as the Internet
  • Kazakh: маршруттау (marşruttau) — a method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a network such as the Internet
  • Kazakh: бағдарлауыштық (bağdarlauyştyq) — a method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a network such as the Internet
  • Polish: routing — a method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a network such as the Internet
  • Portuguese: roteamento — a method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a network such as the Internet
  • Russian: маршрутиза́ция (maršrutizácija) — a method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a network such as the Internet
  • Spanish: enrutamiento — a method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a network such as the Internet
  • Vietnamese: định tuyến — a method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a network such as the Internet
  • Finnish: jyrsintä — cutting a channel in a material such as wood using a router
  • Swedish: fräsning — cutting a channel in a material such as wood using a router
Real reading context

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