router

CEFRB1

/ˈɹuː.tə(ɹ)/

noun

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In plain English

01
noun
A device that sends data between computers and networks.
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noun
Extra detail
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.

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At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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Extra meanings

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.
Someone who routes or directs items from one location to another.
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.

In context

He made an attractive edge on the table with a router.
The router directed the movement of the company's trucks.
The router was configured to forward packets outside of a certain range of IP addresses to its internet uplink port.

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When the router receives the package, he places the route number on it as well as on the triplicate part of the attached salescheck.
1930, Edwin A. Godley, Alexander Kaylin, Control of Retail Store Operations, page 213
Obviously, the production control department might consist of one man or it might occupy a score of production control experts: routers, schedulers, expediters, and dispatchers.
1963, Louis J. von Rago, Production Analysis and Control, page 476
The system benefits include reduced delivery costs, increased vehicle use, and improved route decision making by dispatchers and routers.
1990, Mary Kay Allen, Omar Keith Helferich, Putting Expert Systems to Work in Logistics, page 66
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’.
2022 May 17, “Synology SRM 1.3 Software Review Part 4 – The Safe Access Application”, in NAS Compares
An alternative is shown in which the carcase ends are grooved by routering.
1952, John Hooper, Percy A. Wells, Modern Cabinetwork, Furniture and Fitments, page 132

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From route + -er.