via

[vahy-uh, vee-uh]

preposition

1. by a route that touches or passes through; by way of.

   From here, you would fly to Japan via the North Pole.

2. by the agency or means of.

   The task of identifying maps was entirely done by volunteers who were selected via an online campaign.

noun

1. Architecture.,  a space between two mutules.

2. Electronics.,  an electrical connection between layers of a circuit board, usually made by placing conductive metal pads on each layer and drilling a hole through them, then adding more conductive metal to the inside of the hole.

via

/ ˈvaɪə /

preposition

1. by way of; by means of; through

   to London via Paris

Word History and Origins

Origin of via¹

First recorded in 1770–80; from Latin viā, ablative of via “way”; way ¹ ( def. )

Word History and Origins

Origin of via¹

C18: from Latin viā, from via way

Example Sentences

A few thousand loyal followers keep tabs on Rinaudo’s work and performances via Facebook or through his Silent Cinema Society blog posts and newsletter.

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The branding remains distinct across its nearly 17,000-title catalog: a small hardbound or paperback book that catches your eye via large sepia images and titles like Theatres of San Francisco and Central Kentucky Postcards, inscribed in the style of an old-school street sign.

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In June, a federal court ruled that the prominent A.I. startup Anthropic had not committed any misdeeds by using copyright works from nonfiction and fiction writers like Andrea Bartz to train its Claude model—but it had violated intellectual property rights by pirating many of those books for training purposes, via unlawful book databases like Library Genesis and Pirate Library Mirror.

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She has encouraged other authors, via her newsletter, to “get your AI money.”

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North opens the door to her Lego room via a fingerprint scanner.

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