misrouting
/ˌmɪsˈruːtɪŋ/
noun
- The act or result of sending something (like mail, data, or traffic) along the wrong path or to the wrong destination.
- The misrouting of the package caused a two-week delay in delivery.
- A software bug led to the misrouting of thousands of emails to the spam folder.
- The misrouting of the river during construction flooded the nearby fields.
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