1. traceroute - Noun
2. traceroute - Verb
traceroute (plural traceroutes)
(computing) The route taken by packets over an IP network.
traceroute (third-person singular simple present traceroutes, present participle tracerouting, simple past and past participle tracerouted)
(computing) To measure the route taken by packets over an IP network and any delays in transit.
On Unix-like operating systems, the traceroute utility uses User Datagram Protocol (UDP) datagrams by default, with destination port numbers ranging from 33434 to 33534. Source: Internet
PathPing is a utility introduced with Windows NT that combines ping and traceroute functionality. Source: Internet
In OSX, Mac OS, or Unix based system, it's traceroute. Source: Internet
The traceroute utility usually has an option to instead use ICMP Echo Request (type 8) packets, like the Windows tracert utility does, or to use TCP SYN packets. Source: Internet
Invoking traceroute with no specified options displays the list of available options, while man traceroute presents more details, including the displayed error flags. Source: Internet
MTR is an enhanced version of ICMP traceroute available for Unix-like and Windows systems. Source: Internet