reroute
Send another way
Reroute means to send along a different path than originally intended.
Traffic is rerouted around construction.
A flight reroutes due to weather.
Emails reroute to a new address.
The word applies to anything that travels—vehicles, data, passengers, funds: The airline rerouted us through Chicago.
Route that skirts obstacles
- diversionRedirection of attention
- roundaboutCircular junction for traffic
- deviationDeparture from expected path
- circumventAvoid by going around
workaround · sidetrack · indirect · circuitous · backroad · side street · shortcut · loop
Send in new direction
- URLWeb location identifier
- linkPoint of connection
- forwardingRedirecting to another location
- serverOne who attends tables
HTTP · domain · browser · webpage · proxy · DNS · gateway · IP address
Onward in direction
- transferMove between locations
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
- redirectSend in new direction
- voicemailRecorded caller messages
switchboard · extension · queue · escalate · dispatch · hotline · helpdesk
Uncertain possible event
- backup planAlternative if primary fails
- pivotPoint of rotation
- alternativeAnother available choice
- workaroundMakeshift bypass of difficulty
fallback · plan B · adjustment · adaptation · reallocation · reassignment · redeployment · optimization
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- roadblockObstruction across a road
- constructionProcess of building something
accident · closure · flow · commute · highway · intersection · signal · lane
Satellite-based location technology
- recalculatingComputing anew
- waypointNavigation reference location
- destinationIntended arrival point
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
itinerary · coordinates · pathfinding · turn-by-turn · compass · landmark · directions · journey
bypass
Route that skirts obstacles
- diversionRedirection of attention
- roundaboutCircular junction for traffic
- deviationDeparture from expected path
circumvent · workaround · sidetrack · indirect · circuitous · backroad · side street · shortcut · loop · cut-through
redirect
Send in new direction
- URLWeb location identifier
- linkPoint of connection
- forwardingRedirecting to another location
server · HTTP · domain · browser · webpage · proxy · DNS · gateway · IP address · traffic
forward
Onward in direction
voicemail · switchboard · extension · queue · escalate · dispatch · hotline · helpdesk
contingency
Uncertain possible event
- backup planAlternative if primary fails
- pivotPoint of rotation
- alternativeAnother available choice
workaround · fallback · plan B · adjustment · adaptation · reallocation · reassignment · redeployment · optimization · prioritization
congestion
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- roadblockObstruction across a road
construction · accident · closure · flow · commute · highway · intersection · signal · lane · merge
GPS
Satellite-based location technology
- recalculatingComputing anew
- waypointNavigation reference location
- destinationIntended arrival point
map · itinerary · coordinates · pathfinding · turn-by-turn · compass · landmark · directions · journey · course correction
shipment
Goods being transported
delivery · dispatch · tracking · distribution · hub · warehouse · sorting · courier · customs · express
- alternate routesbypass, detour, diversion, shortcut, workaround
- GPS directionsleft turn, right turn, U-turn, merge, exit
- GPS navigationdirections, destination, ETA, recalculating, turn-by-turn
- navigationcompass, compass rose, signs, charts, navbar
- course correctionsadjust, redirect, detour, veer, steer
- detour termsbypass, diversion, roundabout, deviation, detour sign