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How to pronounce router
Say it like this: /ˈɹaʊ.tɚ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does router mean?
nounSomeone who routes or directs items from one location to another.
“The router directed the movement of the company's trucks.”
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.
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
“The router was configured to forward packets outside of a certain range of IP addresses to its internet uplink port.”
verbto hollow out or cut using a router power tool.
“An alternative is shown in which the carcase ends are grooved by routering.”
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