connector vs route

connector

noun
  • A highway or freeway road which connects to another highway or freeway. It can be part of an interchange or a longer roadway such as the 1.5 mile (2.5 kilometer) U.S. Route 24 Connector. 

  • One who connects. 

  • A line connecting two shapes in presentation software. 

  • A device (or, more precisely, a mating pair of devices, often a plug and a socket) for connecting together two wires, cables, or hoses, allowing electricity or fluid to flow but also allowing easy disconnection and reconnection when necessary. 

  • A software component that provides access from an application program to an external database or data source, such as a JDBC connector. 

  • Any of a group of cards of consecutive face value, useful in forming straights etc. 

route

noun
  • A road or path; often specifically a highway. 

  • One of multiple methods or approaches to doing something. 

  • A specific entry in a router that tells the router how to transmit the data it receives. 

  • A course or way which is traveled or passed. 

  • One of the major provinces of imperial China from the Later Jin to the Song, corresponding to the Tang and early Yuan circuits. 

  • A race longer than one mile. 

  • A regular itinerary of stops, or the path followed between these stops, such as for delivery or passenger transportation. 

verb
  • To direct or divert along a particular course. 

  • to connect two local area networks, thereby forming an internet. 

  • To send (information) through a router. 

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