router
router Lexical Profile
router Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A hardware device that routes data packets between computer networks, acting as a traffic director on the internet and often providing local wireless network access.
"We had to restart the wireless router after the sudden internet outage."
A power tool used in woodworking to hollow out or carve an area in the face or edge of a relatively hard piece of material, typically wood or plastic.
"The carpenter used a plunge router to carve intricate decorative edges into the dining table."
A person or system responsible for determining the most efficient course or path for deliveries, transportation, or network logistics.
"The logistics company hired an experienced router to optimize their fleet's daily delivery schedules and reduce fuel costs."
• Rhymes for router
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the verb 'route' (to direct) or 'rout' (to gouge out) combined with the agent suffix '-er'. The woodworking sense emerged in the mid-19th century, while the networking computing sense originated in the late 1970s.
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