routing

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UK/ˈɹuːtɪŋ/US/ˈɹutɪŋ/US/ˈɹaʊtɪŋ/

noun

The assignment of a route to anything.

“the optimal routing of delivery vehicles”

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Meanings

routing1

nounrouting (countable and uncountable, plural routings)

plural routings · alternative routeing

  1. countableuncountableThe assignment of a route to anything.

    the optimal routing of delivery vehicles

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

alternative routeing

  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of route

routing2

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of rout
nounrouting (plural routings)

plural routings

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

Origin

routing · noun, verb

From route + -ing.

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routing · verb, noun

From rout + -ing.

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Translations

Finnish reititys, jyrsintä
  • reititysa method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a network such as the Internet
  • jyrsintäcutting a channel in a material such as wood using a router
French routage
  • routagea method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a network such as the Internet
Italian instradamento, indirizzamento
  • instradamentoa method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a network such as the Internet
  • indirizzamentoa method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a network such as the Internet
  • smistamentoa method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a network such as the Internet
Polish routing
  • routinga method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a network such as the Internet
Portuguese roteamento
  • roteamentoa method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a network such as the Internet
Russian маршрутиза́ция
  • маршрутиза́ция (maršrutizácija)a method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a network such as the Internet
Spanish enrutamiento
  • enrutamientoa method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a network such as the Internet
Swedish fräsning
  • fräsningcutting a channel in a material such as wood using a router
Vietnamese định tuyến
  • định tuyếna method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a network such as the Internet

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with routing

shootingscoutingoutingshoutingdoubtingpoutingfloutinghootingskeet shootingtransputing
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Anagrams

touringoutgrinoutringGuitron
Cite this entry
APA

routing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/routing

MLA

“routing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/routing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “routing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/routing.

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