On Sun, Aug 12, 2001 at 11:41:55AM +0930, Richard Sharpe wrote:
> Hmmm, having done a search, it seems that there are documents on the
> Internet that use Routing and others that use Routeing. The second
> seems to ignore standard English spelling rules, but might be
> appropriate. Comments?
My old (1971) Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary seems to
indicate that "routing" is the correct spelling:
5. *En route*, on the way.
Hence *Route* v., to mark as available, to send or forward, to
direct to be sent, by a certain route. (Chiefly in railway use.)
[I *did* say it was an old edition, after all.... -gh] Also
*Rou.ting* vbl. sb., delineation of routes, etc..
So I'd be inclined to go with "routing".
(I also note that one definition listed for "router" is:
1
Router, sb. Obs. Forms: 4 roto(u)r, 5 Sc. rw-, rotowr, 6
rotour; 5 rowter, 6 rout(t)er. [a. AF. *routour*, OF. *roteur*,
1
f. *route*, in the sens either of `band, troop' (Rout sb. ) or
`road' (Route sb.) : cf. Rutter.]
1. A lawless person; a robber, ruffian.
...
2. A swaggering soldier or bully.
But, well, "Obs." *does* stand for "obsolete".
It also has
2 1
Router, sb. [f. Rout v. ] (See quot.)
1611 COTGR. *Ronfleur*, a snorer, a snorter, a rowter.
and
3 1 7
Router, sb. [f. Route sb. 5 or v. ]
One who takes part in a rout; a riotous person.
along with, of course, the mechanical tool with that name.)
