Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of forward
nounforwarding (plural forwardings)
plural forwardings
- The act by which something is forwarded.
A third oil company, Gulf, is soon to join Esso and BP in rail forwardings from this port.
1964 November, “News: Upward trend in South Wales”, in Modern Railways, page 3491 more example
You might think that the GatewayPorts feature discussed in the last section applies equally well to remote port forwardings. This would make sense as a feature, but as it happens, it isn't done.
2005, Daniel J. Barrett, Richard E. Silverman, Robert G. Byrnes, SSH, The Secure Shell: The Definitive Guide
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Bulgarian изпращане, експедиция
- изпращане (izpraštane)The act by which something is forwarded.
- експедиция (ekspedicija)The act by which something is forwarded.
Danish videresending
- videresendingThe act by which something is forwarded.
Finnish huolinta, edelleenlähetys
- huolintaThe act by which something is forwarded.
- edelleenlähetysThe act by which something is forwarded.
Greek προώθηση
- προώθηση (proóthisi)The act by which something is forwarded.
Hindi प्रेषण
- प्रेषण (preṣaṇ)The act by which something is forwarded.
Norwegian Bokmål videresending
- videresendingThe act by which something is forwarded.
Polish wysyłka
- wysyłkaThe act by which something is forwarded.
Cite this entry
APA
forwarding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forwarding
MLA
“forwarding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forwarding. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forwarding,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forwarding.
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