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router

1

[ rou-ter ]

noun

  1. any of various tools or machines for routing, hollowing out, or furrowing.
  2. Also called router plane. Carpentry. a plane for cutting interior angles, as at the bottom of a groove.
  3. a machine or tool for cutting into or below a main surface, as of a die or engraving plate.


verb (used with object)

  1. to cut with a router.

router

2

[ roo-ter, rou- ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that routes.
  2. a piece of hardware or software having a specific IP address and connected to network nodes for the transfer of data between computers.

router

1

/ ˈraʊtə /

noun

  1. any of various tools or machines for hollowing out, cutting grooves, etc


router

2

/ ˈruːtə /

noun

  1. computing a device that allows packets of data to be moved efficiently between two points on a network

router

/ routər /

  1. A device in a network that handles message transfers between computers. A router receives information and forwards it based on what the router determines to be the most efficient route at the time of transfer.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of router1

First recorded in 1840–50; rout 2 + -er 1

Origin of router2

First recorded in 1900–05; route + -er 1

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Example Sentences

The result was The Onion Router, or TOR, which then became Tor.

Be sure your home router is configured to by default to not have all ports open.

You can only access a site called the “Hitman Network” if you use an anonymous router.

So I use the safe to hide the cable for my Internet router and my iPhone when I need to be working.

If that sentence is meaningless to you, find the manual for your Wi-Fi router, pronto.

Router and Brown Willy stood like grim sentinels watching over the scene.

This can be done with socket chisel and mallet, or with a router.

A router, for cleaning out and smoothing the bottoms of grooves and depressions, is very useful at times.

We have given above the terms of the Turkish treaty as indicated in Router's messages.

In addition to the above tools, carvers occasionally use one called a "Router."

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