Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Route \Route\ (r[=oo]t or rout; 277), n. [OE. & F. route, OF.
   rote, fr. L. rupta (sc. via), fr. ruptus, p. p. of rumpere to
   break; hence, literally, a broken or beaten way or path. See
   {Rout}, and cf. {Rut} a track.]
   The course or way which is traveled or passed, or is to be
   passed; a passing; a course; a road or path; a march.

         Wide through the furzy field their route they take.
                                                  --Gay.

Source : WordNet®

route
     v 1: send documents or materials to appropriate destinations
     2: send via a specific route
     3: divert in a specified direction; "divert the low voltage to
        the engine cylinders"

route
     n 1: an established line of travel or access [syn: {path}, {itinerary}]
     2: an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
        [syn: {road}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

route
     
         /root/ The sequence of {hosts}, {routers},
        {bridges}, {gateways}, and other devices that network traffic
        takes, or could take, from its source to its destination.  As
        a verb, to determine the link down which to send a {packet},
        that will minimise its total journey time according to some
        {routeing algorithm}.
     
        You can find the route from your computer to another using the
        program {traceroute} on {Unix} or tracert on {Microsoft
        Windows}.
     
        (2001-05-26)