Meaning

• A course or way which is traveled or passed.

  "The route was used so much that it formed a rut."

• A regular itinerary of stops, or the path followed between these stops, such as for delivery or passenger transportation.

  "Here is a map of our delivery routes."

• A road or path; often specifically a highway.

  "Follow Route 49 out of town."

• One of multiple methods or approaches to doing something.

• One of the major provinces of imperial China from the Later Jin to the Song, corresponding to the Tang and early Yuan circuits.

• A specific entry in a router that tells the router how to transmit the data it receives.

Meaning

• To direct or divert along a particular course.

  "All incoming mail was routed through a single office."

• To connect two local area networks, thereby forming an internet.

• To send (information) through a router.