Forwarder: meaning, definitions and examples
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forwarder
[ หfษหrwษrdษr ]
logistics
A person or company that organizes the shipment of goods from one place to another, typically by a third party carrier.
Synonyms
freight forwarder, logistics provider, shipper
Examples of usage
- The forwarder arranged for the transportation of the goods to the port.
- We hired a forwarder to handle the logistics of our international shipments.
computing
In computing, a forwarder is a server that forwards requests it receives to another server, usually acting as an intermediary.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The DNS forwarder forwards DNS queries to other DNS servers for resolution.
- The proxy server acts as a forwarder for requests from clients to the internet.
Translations
Translations of the word "forwarder" in other languages:
๐ต๐น encaminhador
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเคเฅ เคญเฅเคเคจเฅ เคตเคพเคฒเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช Spediteur
๐ฎ๐ฉ penerus
๐บ๐ฆ ะตะบัะฟะตะดะธัะพั
๐ต๐ฑ spedytor
๐ฏ๐ต ่ปข้่
๐ซ๐ท expรฉditeur
๐ช๐ธ remitente
๐น๐ท aktarici
๐ฐ๐ท ํฌ์๋
๐ธ๐ฆ ู ูุฑูุณูู
๐จ๐ฟ pลeposรญlatel
๐ธ๐ฐ preposielateฤพ
๐จ๐ณ ่ฝฌๅ่
๐ธ๐ฎ posrednik
๐ฎ๐ธ framsendi
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะถัะฑะตัััั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแแแแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ gรถndษrษn
๐ฒ๐ฝ remitente
Word origin
The word 'forwarder' has its origins in the English language, specifically derived from the word 'forward' which means to send something on to a further destination. The term 'forwarder' started to be used in the context of logistics and shipping in the 19th century, with the rise of industrialization and the need for organized transportation of goods. In the computing field, the term 'forwarder' emerged with the development of networking technologies and the need for servers to act as intermediaries for data forwarding.
See also: forward.