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Switching vs Routing - What's the difference?

switching | routing |

As verbs the difference between switching and routing

is that switching is while routing is or routing can be .

As nouns the difference between switching and routing

is that switching is a beating by means of a switch (twig or twigs) while routing is a method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a network such as the internet, along which information can be passed or routing can be a channel cut in a material such as wood with a router or gouge.

switching

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • a beating by means of a switch (twig or twigs).
  • movement of an animal's tail
  • the transference of an investment from one fund to another
  • the movement of a locomotive from one track to another
  • change from one product / service provider to another

    • routing

    English

    (wikipedia routing)

    Etymology 1

    Alternative forms

    * routeing (UK)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a network such as the Internet, along which information can be passed.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Etymology 2

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A channel cut in a material such as wood with a router or gouge.

    • Anagrams

    * English heteronyms