routers

[rou-ter]

rout·er

1[rou-ter]
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.

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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.

Origin:
1840–50; rout2 + -er1
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rout·er

2[roo-ter, rou-]
noun
a person or thing that routes.

Origin:
1900–05; route + -er1
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router   (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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