orbit vs route

orbit

verb
  • To move around the general vicinity of something. 

  • To move in a circle. 

  • To center (around). 

  • To circle or revolve around another object or position. 

  • To place an object (e.g. a satellite) into an orbit around a planet. 

  • To continue to follow and/or engage with someone via social media after breaking up with them. 

noun
  • A collection of points related by the evolution function of a dynamical system. 

  • A path for the ball on the outer edge of the playfield, usually connected so that the ball entering in one end will come out of the other. 

  • The subset of elements of a set X to which a given element can be moved by members of a specified group of transformations that act on X. 

  • A state of increased excitement, activity, or anger. 

  • A sphere of influence; an area or extent of activity, interest, or control. 

  • The path of an electron around an atomic nucleus. 

  • One complete circuit round an orbited body. 

  • The state of moving in an orbit. 

  • The area around the eye of a bird or other animal. 

  • The bony cavity in the skull of a vertebrate containing the eyeball. 

route

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. 

noun
  • 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 road or path; often specifically a highway. 

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

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