router

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  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
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Router \Rout"er\, n.

1.(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. [1913 Webster]

2.(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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

router

<networking> /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)

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