Routing

Sources and Online Definitions

Web-o-pedia

"In internetworking, the process of moving a packet of data from source to destination. Routing is usually performed by a dedicated device called a router. Routing is a key feature of the Internet because it enables messages to pass from one computer to another and eventually reach the target machine. Each intermediary computer performs routing by passing along the message to the next computer. Part of this process involves analyzing a routing table to determine the best path.."

Smart Computing

"The path a message takes from its point of origin to its destination on a network."