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Routing: Specific city pairs that an airline designates to travel, usually resulting in lower travel rates due to consistency.

Routing Switch: A switch that also performs routing operations. Usually a switch operates at layer 2 (the Data Link layer) of the OSI Reference Model while routers operate at layer 3 (the Network layer). Ro . . . View Full Definition

Boston Exchange Automated Communication Order-Routing Network (BEACON): This system permits the automatic execution of trades based on the current stock prices on the consolidated markets at any of the U.S. securities exchanges.

Specialist: A species with a very narrow range in habitat or food requirements. For example, the Marbled Murrelet nests in old-growth forests on thick branches high up in the forest canopy. Compare generalist.

Dress: The arrangement of signal leads and wiring for optimum circuit operation, cosmetic appeal, and protective routing.

Electronic Check Conversion: Electronic check conversion is a payment process in which you give a payee a check, but the actual payment is processed as an electronic funds transfer. The payment is automatically debited . . . View Full Definition

Greylisting: Process of routing email to a bulk folder if it is borderline spam, as determined by a receiving ISP.

Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN): A system that allows a wireless user to make and receive phone calls while roaming in areas outside the user's home network. AINs enable service providers to define, test and introduce new m . . . View Full Definition

Fit: Foreign independent tour actually used generically now for a travel package put together by a travel agent from separate components such as car, hotel and airfare, adjusted exactly as the tr . . . View Full Definition

Cumulus Congestus: A strongly sprouting cumulus cloud with generally sharp outlines and often with great vertical development. It may occur as tower-like clouds with cauliflower tops. These clouds may produce . . . View Full Definition