'Router' definitions:
Definition of 'router'
(from WordNet)
noun
A worker who routes shipments for distribution and delivery
noun
(computer science) a device that forwards data packets between computer networks
noun
A power tool with a shaped cutter; used in carpentry for cutting grooves
Definition of 'Router'
From: 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.]