Definition of "router"
- noun
Someone who routes or directs items from one location to another.
Any device that directs packets of information using OSI layer 3 (network layer) information.
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.
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.
A power tool used in carpentry for cutting grooves.
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
To hollow out or cut using a router power tool.
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