Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. One that routs, especially a machine tool that mills out the surface of metal or wood.
- n. One that routes, especially one who prepares shipments for distribution and delivery.
- n. Computer Science A device in a network that handles message transfers between computers.
- n. Computer Science See gateway.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In carpentry, a sash-plane made like a spokeshave, to work on sashes.
- In woodworking, to cut away, or cut out, as material below a general surface, leaving some parts, figures, or designs in relief; rout.
Wiktionary
- n. Someone who routes or directs items from one location to another.
- n. telecommunications Any device that directs packets of information using OSI layer 3 (network layer) information.
- n. Internet 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.
- n. electronics, electronic design automation 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.
- n. A power tool used in carpentry for cutting grooves.
- n. A plane made like a spokeshave, for working the inside edges of circular sashes.
- n. A plane with a hooked tool protruding far below the sole, for smoothing the bottom of a cavity.
- v. To hollow out or cut using a router power tool.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A plane made like a spokeshave, for working the inside edges of circular sashes.
- n. A plane with a hooked tool protruding far below the sole, for smoothing the bottom of a cavity.
- 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.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a worker who routes shipments for distribution and delivery
- n. a power tool with a shaped cutter; used in carpentry for cutting grooves
- n. (computer science) a device that forwards data packets between computer networks
Examples
“Gentle Reader – the router is the preferred power tool of the ambitious amateur woodworker.”
The Autobiography of Mister Litlove « Tales from the Reading Room
“On a large network, an up-to-date routing table enhances network performance, because the router is always aware of the optimal path to use when sending packets.”
“Indicates if this router is the Designated Router or the Backup Designated”
“However, the router is only available in certain areas.”
“With Telcel if you dig around you can find a wireless router, it probably works similar to the T-Mobile router from the States.”
“Finally after three weeks of intermittent internet, i now have full access - mostly due to a gift of a second hand router from a buddy of mine.”
“Unluckily, although Americans and Australians pronounce the word router a networking device something like R-HOW-TER, our British friends say ROOTER.”
“So, PRO TIP: if you want help with wireless, "yes, my router is in the same room as the computer" or "but the Verizon tech installed it that way" will be required verbiage for help from us if you're a normal person that wants to use wireless IN OTHER ROOMS!”
“Telephony web event system and method - An embodiment of the system for publishing events of a telephony application to a client includes a call router that generates events from the telephony application and an event router that manages the publication of events generated by the call router and that manages the subscription to events by clients. ...”
“I was a part in a factory with no "router" - or at least I had an inaccurate router.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘router’.
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TECH - tools
A very wide category. There are possibly tens of thousands tool words in each of the world's languages.
broom, brush, feather duster, floor buffer, hataki, mop, mop bucket cart, needlegun scaler, pipe cleaner, pressure washer, sandblaster, sponge and 286 more...
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
abaca, abdominal, abrasive, absorbent, absorber, accelerator, accessory, account book, accumulator, acebutolol, acetaldehyde, acetamide and 4515 more...
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•Open List: What's On Your Work Desk?
Name one or more of the strangest things you've ever had on or around your desk. (Coworkers don't count.) Please explain on the word page for our continuing enjoyment. :-)
Inspired by ...preserved slice o..., coffee mug shaped..., 11th-century illu..., book from hitler'..., krazy ikes, magic 8 ball, queen of tech ser..., 3 ft.-long hangin..., pickled pig lips, stapler, tennis-ball sized..., 16-channel audio ... and 100 more...
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The Request Line
This is the place to add words you'd like Charles Harrington Elster to pronounce for you!
swingeing, affiant, dahlia, hydrangea, re, clematis, Nabokov, casu marzu, schadenfreudgeon, nefarious, mewl, manteion and 170 more...
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Just 'cause I like 'em, R
retinol, rectory, rhubarb, rancor, recension, rood, redivivus, roborate, redound, ripsnorting, ragtag, recruit and 250 more...
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Woodworking tools
Woodworking glossary (Part 1) - Machines, components and tools used in woodworking, carpentry and in furniture workshops.
dovetail, veneer, stock, jointer, planer, clamp, sander, jig, template, router, lathe, carbide and 35 more...
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r true
roture, rutter, rustre, return, router, rerun, re-run, ruttier, roentgen, rem, and then, ogive and 12 more...
Tweets
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ruzuzu "In carpentry, a sash-plane made like a spokeshave, to work on sashes."
--Cent. Dict. Nov 1, 2012