Router - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Router :  (noun)
1: a worker who routes shipments for distribution and delivery
2: (computer science) a device that forwards data packets between computer networks
3: a power tool with a shaped cutter; used in carpentry for cutting grooves

Based on WordNet 2.0

Router : \Rout"er\, n. (Carp.) (a) A plane made like a spokeshave, for working the inside edges of circular sashes. (b) A plane with a hooked tool protruding far below the sole, for smoothing the bottom of a cavity.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Router : \Rout"er\, 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.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Router : 

/roo't*/ A device which forwards packets between networks. The forwarding decision is based on network layer information and routing tables, often constructed by routing protocols.

Unix manual page: route(8).

See also bridge, gateway, Exterior Gateway Protocol, Interior Gateway Protocol, flapping router.

(1999-08-24)



Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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