the means by which a drug or agent is administered or enters the body, such as by mouth or by injection
oral route
verbWord forms: routes, routing, routeing or routed(transitive)
6.
to plan the route of; send by a particular route
▶ USAGE When forming the present participle or verbal noun from the verb to route, it is preferable to retain the e in order to distinguish the word from routing, the present participle or verbal noun from rout1, to defeat or rout2, to dig, rummage: the routeing of buses from the city centre to the suburbs. The spelling routing in this sense is, however, sometimes encountered, esp in American English
Derived forms
routable (ˈroutable) or routeable (ˈrouteable)
adjective
Word origin
C13: from Old French rute, from Vulgar Latin rupta via (unattested), literally: a broken (established) way, from Latin ruptus broken, from rumpere to break, burst
routing in American English
(ˈruːtɪŋ, ˈrau-)
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
Word origin
[1900–05; route + -ing1]This word is first recorded in the period 1900–05. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Young Turk, clone, decompression, elder statesman, hydroplane-ing is a suffix of nouns formed from verbs, expressing the action of the verb or itsresult, product, material, etc. (the art of building; a new building; cotton wadding). It is also used to form nouns from words other than verbs (offing; shirting). Verbal nouns ending in -ing are often used attributively (the printing trade) and in forming compounds (drinking song). In some compounds (sewing machine), the first element might reasonably be regarded as the participial adjective, -ing, the compound thus meaning “a machine that sews,” but it is commonly taken as a verbalnoun, the compound being explained as “a machine for sewing”
Examples of 'routing' in a sentence
routing
The routing led them through the outskirts, then through an industrial area.
Terman, Douglas CORMORANT
It will include 'the intake, routing, review and troubleshooting of applications'.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Routing proved consistently quick with neat illustrations of the next turn.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Taking into account timing, cost and routing, is this feasible?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
So while the routing may be the same, the course does play somewhat differently.
Globe and Mail (2003)
You can remove the callipers and cable routing clips for a minimal bike.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
There's a dropped seat stay and internal cable routing.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Routing the process through the youth is the breakthrough.
Outlook India (2005)
Users' identities are masked by a process known as onion routing, hence the acronym.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
All related terms of 'routing'
rout
If an army , sports team , or other group routs its opponents , it defeats them completely and easily .
route
A route is a way from one place to another.
routous
an overwhelming defeat
pipe routing
Pipe routing is the planning of pipeline layout , which includes considerations of neatness, economy, and safety .
re-route
If vehicles or planes are re-routed , they are directed along a different route because the usual route cannot be used.
RTN
An RTN is the code that identifies a financial institution on a check or transfer.