forwarding

Passing mail along

Forwarding is sending something onward to a new destination.

Mail forwarding redirects letters to a different address.

Email forwarding passes messages along to other recipients.

A forwarding address is where you want things sent after you've moved.

In shipping, freight forwarding coordinates the movement of goods through multiple carriers or stages.

communication

email

Digital written communication

correspondence · memo · transmission · dispatch · relay · voicemail · reply · bounce · spam · inbox

shipping

logistics

Coordination of complex activities

shipment · carrier · tracking · delivery · dispatch · warehouse · transport · customs · consignment · haulage

progression

advancement

Forward movement or promotion

thrust · impetus · drive · push · onward · ahead · progress · motion · movement · direction

networking

port

Docking place for ships

  • routerPacket-forwarding network device
  • proxyAuthorized substitute
  • serverOne who attends tables

redirect · DNS · firewall · NAT · traffic · gateway · packet · protocol · VPN · tunnel

Categories
Opposites
direction of transmission

forwardingreturning

Going back to origin

sending back · reversing · receiving · bouncing back · recalling

action on received items

forwardingwithholding

Keeping from another

retaining · holding · keeping · blocking · stopping

progress/advancement

forwardinghindering

Creating obstacles to progress

obstructing · impeding · blocking · discouraging · reversing

Phrases
Family

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