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Router
//ˈɹuː.tə(ɹ)// noun, verb
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Someone who routes or directs items from one location to another.
"The router directed the movement of the company's trucks."
- 2 A power tool used in carpentry for cutting grooves.
"He made an attractive edge on the table with a router."
- 3 a power tool with a shaped cutter; used in carpentry for cutting grooves wordnet
- 4 Any device that directs packets of information using the equivalent of Open Systems Interconnection layer 3 (network layer) information. Most commonly used in reference to Internet Protocol routers.
"That’s one of the biggest hurdles of managing a router and your network security in general, it’s a massive chore that is fraught with technical jargon, hurdles and screens saying ‘no’, ‘invalid’ or ‘not available’."
- 5 A plane made like a spokeshave, for working the inside edges of circular sashes.
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- 6 (computer science) a device that forwards data packets between computer networks wordnet
- 7 A device that connects local area networks to form a larger internet by, at minimum, selectively passing those datagrams having a destination IP address to the network which is able to deliver them to their destination; a network gateway. Internet
"The router was configured to forward packets outside of a certain range of IP addresses to its internet uplink port."
- 8 A plane with a hooked tool protruding far below the sole, for smoothing the bottom of a cavity.
- 9 a worker who routes shipments for distribution and delivery wordnet
- 10 In integrated circuit or printed circuit board design, an algorithm for adding all wires needed to properly connect all of the placed components while obeying all design rules.
Verb
- 1 to hollow out or cut using a router power tool.
"An alternative is shown in which the carcase ends are grooved by routering."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From route + -er.
Etymology 2
From rout + -er.
Etymology 3
From rout + -er.
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