router
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router¹
- /ˈɹuː.tə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈɹaʊ.tɚ/ US
Rhymes with -uːtə(ɹ), -aʊtə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From route + -er.
noun routers
- Someone who routes or directs items from one location to another. The router directed the movement of the company's trucks.
- 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’.
- 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. The router was configured to forward packets outside of a certain range of IP addresses to its internet uplink port.
- 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.
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A list and record of instructions that follows a part in a manufacturing process.
Similar: traveller
router²
- /ˈɹaʊtə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈɹaʊtɚ/ US
Rhymes with -aʊtə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From rout + -er.
noun routers
- A power tool used in carpentry for cutting grooves. He made an attractive edge on the table with a router.
- A plane made like a spokeshave, for working the inside edges of circular sashes.
- A plane with a hooked tool protruding far below the sole, for smoothing the bottom of a cavity.
verb routers · routering · routered
- to hollow out or cut using a router power tool. An alternative is shown in which the carcase ends are grooved by routering.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: routing, switch, route, adapter, hub, lsa, cisco, modem, gateway, bridge, repeater, firewall, route runner, rerouter, routeman, referrer
Translations
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noun device that directs packets of information
| Español | router, enrutador, ruteador, direccionador, rúter |
|---|---|
| Português | roteador, router |
| Deutsch | Router |
| Ελληνικά | δρομολογητής dromologitís |
| Русский | маршрутиза́тор maršrutizátor |
noun device that connects local area networks to form a larger internet
| Español | router, enrutador, ruteador, direccionador, rúter |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 라우터 rauteo |
| 日本語 | ルータ rūta, ルーター rūtā |
| 中文 | 路由器 lùyóuqì, 路徑器 /路径器 lùjìngqì |
| हिन्दी | राउटर rāuṭar |
| Português | roteador, router |
| Français | routeur |
| Deutsch | Router |
| Italiano | router, instradatore, indirizzatore, smistatore |
| Ελληνικά | δρομολογητής dromologitís |
| Română | ruter |
| Русский | маршрутиза́тор maršrutizátor, ра́утер ráuter, ру́тер rúter, ро́утер róuter |
| Tiếng Việt | router, cầu dẫn, bộ định tuyến |
| العربية | راوْتَر rāwtar, مُوَجَّه muwajjah |
| עברית | נַתָּב nátav |
noun power tool
| Español | fresadora |
|---|---|
| Português | tupia |
| Français | défonceuse |
| Deutsch | Oberfräse |
| Русский | фре́зер frézer |
Talk about this word "router." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/router. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. router. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/router "router." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/router.Cite this
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title = {router},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/router},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
