traceroute

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noun

The route taken by packets over an IP network.

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Meanings

nountraceroute (plural traceroutes)

plural traceroutes

  1. computingThe route taken by packets over an IP network.
verbtraceroute (third-person singular simple present traceroutes, present participle tracerouting or (rare) tracerouteing, simple past and past participle tracerouted)

present singular third person traceroutes · participle present tracerouting · participle present rare tracerouteing · participle past tracerouted · past tracerouted

  1. computingTo measure the route taken by packets over an IP network and any delays in transit.

Origin

From trace + route, the name of a diagnostic tool for this purpose.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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