[e2e] What is the meaning of "end-to end"?

[Ajay Wanchoo]

This term seems to be used pretty loosely nowadays
to describe many things. It would help if someone
could give pointers to any discussions on what this
term connotes in various contexts, "not unicast routing"
being one of them.

Thx
Ajay

>   *> Could you be so kind as to tell me what the meaning of "end-to-end"
is?
>   *>
>   *> My native language is Spanish and I can´t grasp the meaning of the
>   *> expression
>   *>
>   *> Thank you
>   *>
>   *> Mirela Perusia
>   *> Argentina
>   *>
>
> Historically, it has meant "not unicast routing".
>
> Bob Braden
>