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“Rooting” or “Routing”

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.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

rooting r·UW·t·ih·ng

  • nounthe process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow.

routing r·AW·t·ih·ng

  • verbsend documents or materials to appropriate destinations.
  • verbsend via a specific route.
  • verbdivert in a specified direction.
Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“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…

“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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