routable
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routable (not comparable)
(chiefly computing) Able to be routed.
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Although still possible, the large addressing space of IPv6 obviates the need to conserve addresses and every device can be given a unique globally routable address.
However, since the router identifier is not an IP address, it does not have to be a part of any routable subnet in the network, and often isn't to avoid confusion.
HTTP proxy servers at private network boundaries can facilitate communication for clients without a globally routable address, by relaying messages with external servers.
In this case, a DHCP client that has not yet acquired an IP address cannot communicate directly with the DHCP server using IP routing, because it does not have a routable IP address, nor does it know the IP address of a router.
These addresses are not routable and like private addresses cannot be the source or destination of packets traversing the Internet.
These ranges are not routable outside of private networks, and private machines cannot directly communicate with public networks.