rerouting
Sending another way
Rerouting is sending something along a different path than originally planned.
Traffic gets rerouted around construction.
Flights are rerouted due to weather.
Data packets reroute through alternate servers.
GPS kept rerouting me because I missed the turn.
The word applies to physical journeys, digital transmissions, or any flow that needs redirection.
Alternate path around obstruction
- redirectSend in new direction
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- diversionRedirection of attention
- waypointNavigation reference location
destination · turn-by-turn · course correction · shortcut · pathfinding · wayfinding · guidance · directions
Send in new direction
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- circumventionAct of going around
- workaroundMakeshift bypass of difficulty
- deviationDeparture from expected path
sidetrack · avoidance · shift · pivot · adjustment · contingency · plan B · evasion
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
- road closureBlocked thoroughfare
- construction zoneArea under active building
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
lane closure · traffic control · roadwork · traffic flow · gridlock · highway exit · interchange · traffic cone
detour
Alternate path around obstruction
waypoint · destination · turn-by-turn · course correction · shortcut · pathfinding · wayfinding · guidance · directions · itinerary
redirect
Send in new direction
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- circumventionAct of going around
- workaroundMakeshift bypass of difficulty
deviation · sidetrack · avoidance · shift · pivot · adjustment · contingency · plan B · evasion · misdirection
congestion
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
- road closureBlocked thoroughfare
- construction zoneArea under active building
bypass · lane closure · traffic control · roadwork · traffic flow · gridlock · highway exit · interchange · traffic cone · one-way
packet
Small sealed container
- gatewayPoint of access
- load balancingDistributing work across resources
- failoverAutomatic backup system activation
DNS · proxy · server · node · bandwidth · latency · firewall · protocol · subnet · VPN
- logisticsshipping, delivery, warehouses, warehousing, shipment
- GPS navigationdirections, destination, ETA, recalculating, turn-by-turn
- navigationcompass, compass rose, signs, charts, navbar
- navigation errorsmissed exit, wrong direction, wrong way, off course, getting lost
- transfertransfer, transferring, transference, transmittal, transmitting
- maneuveringmaneuvering, positioning, steering, repositioning, pivoting