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rout·er1

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–noun

1.	any of various tools or machines for routing, hollowing out, or furrowing.

2.	Also called router 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)

4.	to cut with a router.

[Origin: 1840–50; rout² + -er¹

]

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rout·er2

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–noun

a person or thing that routes.

[Origin: 1900–05; route + -er¹

]

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gate·way Audio Help (gāt'wā') Pronunciation Key
n.

An opening or a structure framing an opening, such as an arch, that may be closed by a gate.
Something that serves as an entrance or a means of access: a gateway to success; the gateway to the West.
Software or hardware that enables communication between computer networks that use different communications protocols. Also called router².

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rout·er¹ Audio Help (rou'tər) Pronunciation Key
n. One that routs, especially a machine tool that mills out the surface of metal or wood.

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rout·er² Audio Help (rōō'tər, rou'-) Pronunciation Key
n.

One that routes, especially one who prepares shipments for distribution and delivery.
(rou'tər) Computer Science
1. A device in a network that handles message transfers between computers.
2. See gateway.

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router

"cutter that removes wood from a groove," 1818, from rout "poke about, rummage" (1547), originally of swine digging with the snout; a variant of root (v.1).

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router
noun
1.	a worker who routes shipments for distribution and delivery
2.	(computer science) a device that forwards data packets between computer networks
3.	a power tool with a shaped cutter; used in carpentry for cutting grooves

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router Audio Help (rou'tər) Pronunciation Key
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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router networking
/roo't*/ A device which forwards packets between networks. The forwarding decision is based on network layer information and routing tables, often constructed by routing protocols.
Unix manual page: route(8).
See also bridge, gateway, Exterior Gateway Protocol, Interior Gateway Protocol, flapping router.
(1999-08-24)

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Router

Rout"er\, n. (Mach.) A machine with a rapidly revolving vertical spindle and cutter for scooping out the surface of wood or metal, as between and around the engraved parts of an electrotype.

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Router

Rout"er\, n. (Carp.) (a) A plane made like a spokeshave, for working the inside edges of circular sashes. (b) A plane with a hooked tool protruding far below the sole, for smoothing the bottom of a cavity.

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