router
1
[ rou-ter ]
/ ˈraʊ tər /
noun
any of various tools or machines for routing, hollowing out, or furrowing.
Also called router plane. Carpentry.
a plane for cutting interior angles, as at the bottom of a groove.
a machine or tool for cutting into or below a main surface, as of a die or engraving plate.
verb (used with object)
to cut with a router.
Words nearby router
route march,
route one,
route survey,
routeman,
routemarch,
router,
router patch,
routh,
routine,
routineer,
routing
British Dictionary definitions for route-ring (1 of 2)
router
1
/ (ˈraʊtə) /
noun
any of various tools or machines for hollowing out, cutting grooves, etc
British Dictionary definitions for route-ring (2 of 2)
router
2
/ (ˈruːtə) /
noun
computing
a device that allows packets of data to be moved efficiently between two points on a network
Scientific definitions for route-ring
router
[ rou′tər ]
A device in a network that handles message transfers between computers. A router receives information and forwards it based on what the router determines to be the most efficient route at the time of transfer.