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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.

Origin:
1840–50; rout 2 + -er 1

rout⋅er

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

Origin:
1900–05; route + -er 1
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rout·er 1   (rou'tər)   
n.  One that routs, especially a machine tool that mills out the surface of metal or wood.
rout·er 2   (rōō'tər, rou'-)   
n.  
  1. One that routes, especially one who prepares shipments for distribution and delivery.

  2. (rou'tər) Computer Science

    1. A device in a network that handles message transfers between computers.

    2. See gateway.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

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
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