Router

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  router
       n 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

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  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)