traceroute

English

Etymology

From trace +‎ route, the name of a diagnostic tool for this purpose.

Noun

traceroute (plural traceroutes)

  1. (computing) The route taken by packets over an IP network.

Verb

traceroute (third-person singular simple present traceroutes, present participle tracerouting or (rare) tracerouteing, simple past and past participle tracerouted)

  1. (computing) To measure the route taken by packets over an IP network and any delays in transit.