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traceroute

traceroute noun: the route taken by packets over an IP network.

Noun

traceroute (plural traceroutes)

  1. The route taken by packets over an IP network.

Verb

traceroute (third-person singular simple present traceroutes, present participle tracerouting or (rare) tracerouteing, simple past and past participle tracerouted)

  1. To measure the route taken by packets over an IP network and any delays in transit.

Forms of traceroute

Noun
pluraltraceroutes
Verb
third-person singular presenttraceroutes
present participletracerouting
past participletracerouted
pasttracerouted
present participle (rare)tracerouteing

Origin of traceroute

From trace + route, the name of a diagnostic tool for this purpose.

Questions about traceroute

What does traceroute mean?
Traceroute means the route taken by packets over an IP network.
What part of speech is traceroute?
Traceroute can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of traceroute?
The plural of traceroute is traceroutes.

Words near traceroute in the dictionary

  1. tracer rounds
  2. tracer shell
  3. tracer shells
  4. traceried
  5. traceries
  6. traceroute
  7. tracerouted
  8. traceroutes
  9. tracerouting
  10. tracers
  11. tracery

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