different between transportation vs forwarding

English

Etymology

From transport +? -ation.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /t?ænsp???te???n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /t?ænsp??te???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n
• Hyphenation: trans?por?ta?tion
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

transportation (usually uncountable, plural transportations)

1. The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc.

   We have to get people out of their cars and encourage them to use alternative forms of transportation.

2. (historical) Deportation to a penal colony.

   Mulligan's sentence was commuted from death to transportation.

3. (US) A means of conveyance.

   Nice transportation, dude, but your brake lights are busted.

4. (US) A ticket or fare.
   • 1898, Willa Cather, The Westbound Train

     Sybil: [..] That reminds me, I haven't got my passes yet! Have you the transportation here from Cheyenne to San Francisco for Mrs. S. Johnston?"

     (Agent looks grave, goes back and fumbles at the papers on his desk, returns to the window with a slip of paper in his hand.)

     Agent: "We had transportation here made out for such a person, but it was called for several hours ago."

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Verb

forwarding

1. present participle of forward

Noun

forwarding (plural forwardings)

1. The act by which something is forwarded.
   • 2005, Daniel J. Barrett, Richard E. Silverman, Robert G. Byrnes, SSH, The Secure Shell: The Definitive Guide

     You might think that the GatewayPorts feature discussed in the last section applies equally well to remote port forwardings. This would make sense as a feature, but as it happens, it isn't done.

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