rout·er1
Audio Help [rou-ter] Pronunciation Key
Audio Help [rou-ter] Pronunciation Key –noun
–verb (used with object)
| 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. |
| 4. | to cut with a router. |
| Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. |
router
To learn more about router visit Britannica.com
| © 2008 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. |
| Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. |
| gate·way
Audio Help (gāt'wā') Pronunciation Key
n.
|
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
| rout·er 1
Audio Help (rou'tər) Pronunciation Key
n. One that routs, especially a machine tool that mills out the surface of metal or wood. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
| rout·er 2
Audio Help (rōō'tər, rou'-) Pronunciation Key
n.
|
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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).
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| 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 |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
| 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. |
| The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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)
| The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe |
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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
View results from: Dictionary | Thesaurus | Encyclopedia | All Reference | the Web
Perform a new search, or try your search for "router" at:
- Amazon.com - Shop for books, music and more
- Reference.com - Encyclopedia Search
- Reference.com - Web Search powered by Google
- Thesaurus.com - Search for synonyms and antonyms














