routing business

Meanings

1. 1noununcountablebusinesscomputing

   The business or activity of directing data or goods along a particular path.

   Grammar: Used as an uncountable noun phrase; it does not take 'a' or a plural form.

   Patterns

   • the routing business
   • in the routing business

   The company is a leader in the routing business for internet traffic.

   She works in the routing business, planning delivery routes for a large retailer.

   Advances in software have changed the routing business completely.

2. 2nouncountablebusiness

   A company or enterprise that specializes in planning and directing routes.

   Grammar: Can be used with 'a' or in the plural when referring to specific companies.

   Patterns

   • a routing business
   • routing businesses

   They started a small routing business to help trucking companies save fuel.

   Several routing businesses have sprung up to serve online shops.

Common combinations

in the routing business

He has been in the routing business for over twenty years.

a routing business

They run a routing business that plans bus routes.

the routing business of a company

The routing business of the firm is growing rapidly.

Synonyms and how they differ

logistics

Logistics is the wider field of moving and storing goods, while routing business focuses on choosing paths.

dispatch

Dispatch is the act of sending something out, often with routing involved.

Word family

route noun

A way or path from one place to another.

router noun

A device that directs data between networks.

Commonly confused: routing business or rooting?

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