“Rooting” or “Routing”—Which to use?

“Rooting” or “Routing”

Overview

rooting / routing are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

rooting: (noun) the process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow.

routing: (verb) send documents or materials to appropriate destinations. (verb) send via a specific route. (verb) divert in a specified direction.

Pronunciation

rooting: r·UW·t·ih·ng

routing: r·AW·t·ih·ng

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Examples in Context

Examples of “rooting”

…to fulfill his promise of rooting out corruption, resolving water crisis…
…and the others will be rooting for him to win.
In fact, rooting has been observed to occur…
…grew up in Fremont, California, rooting for both the San Francisco…
…the importance of education in rooting out superstition and a relapse…
Jail-breaking and rooting
…of Southern Africa, responsible for rooting out evil witches in the…
…Piggy") to create a European-style rooting section for the club, complete…

Examples of “routing”

…can place safeguards in network routing points in order to detect…
…he took a force there, routing the rebellion.
…(DiffServ-TE), point-to-multipoint label-switched paths, nonstop routing and in-service software upgrades (ISSUs),…
…represents a drill-down from the routing that provides a tabular view…
…16 bit field of the Routing Information Protocol
Direct routing of pipes.
…81/US 287 along a previous routing of those US Routes, then…
…T640 chassis into a single routing entity.
…thought the construction and its routing were being developed without regard…
…have taken place to the routing of State Route 530 since…

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