Router
noun
A device that forwards data to a network.
We need a new router to improve our internet connection
Often appears as...
- wireless router
- network router
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A tool that cuts out, hollows, or shapes hard material.
He used a router to carve intricate designs into the wood
Often appears as...
- wood router
- router bit
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A device that forwards data to a network.
We need a new router to improve our internet connection
Often appears as...
- wireless router
- network router
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A tool that cuts out, hollows, or shapes hard material.
He used a router to carve intricate designs into the wood
Often appears as...
- wood router
- router bit
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Networking Device
A router in computing connects multiple networks and directs internet traffic.
To access the web, connect your computer to the router.
Pro Tip 2/3Home and Office
Routers are common in homes and businesses for internet access.
The office router manages our entire network's traffic.
Pro Tip 3/3Wi-Fi Signal
Wireless routers provide Wi-Fi to connect smartphones and laptops without cables.
My Wi-Fi router lets me use the internet from anywhere at home.
Pro Tip 1/3Networking Device
A router in computing connects multiple networks and directs internet traffic.
To access the web, connect your computer to the router.
Pro Tip 2/3Home and Office
Routers are common in homes and businesses for internet access.
The office router manages our entire network's traffic.
Pro Tip 3/3Wi-Fi Signal
Wireless routers provide Wi-Fi to connect smartphones and laptops without cables.
My Wi-Fi router lets me use the internet from anywhere at home.
Pro Tip 1/3Networking Device
A router in computing connects multiple networks and directs internet traffic.
To access the web, connect your computer to the router.
Pro Tip 2/3Home and Office
Routers are common in homes and businesses for internet access.
The office router manages our entire network's traffic.
Pro Tip 3/3Wi-Fi Signal
Wireless routers provide Wi-Fi to connect smartphones and laptops without cables.
My Wi-Fi router lets me use the internet from anywhere at home.
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isn't just a faster more convenient way to get information in the real world but there are times when actually using this medium allows you to be able to display information in a way that was never before possible so what I have here is a wireless fruta and my American colleagues have told me I've got to call it a router so that everyone here
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Hackers: the internet's...
was a feature, not a bug, until two months ago when a group of hackers used it to get into people's files. But they didn't steal anything. They left a Your router and your documents can be accessed by anyone in the world.
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Image recognition that...
isn't just a faster more convenient way to get information in the real world but there are times when actually using this medium allows you to be able to display information in a way that was never before possible so what I have here is a wireless fruta and my American colleagues have told me I've got to call it a router so that everyone here
Video examples
Hackers: the internet's...
was a feature, not a bug, until two months ago when a group of hackers used it to get into people's files. But they didn't steal anything. They left a Your router and your documents can be accessed by anyone in the world.
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Jon Postel
American Scientist
The routers get involved in this and they know that on the path between this router and that router a certain percentage of the bandwidth is reserved to these things and a certain percentage of it is allowed on a first come first served basis.
Quote examples
Steven Levy
American Journalist
Inevitably, we will spend a multiple of the amount we used to drop on a new router once the old one petered out. The New Wifi is the $5 latte to the standard cup of coffee.
Quote examples
Jon Postel
American Scientist
The routers get involved in this and they know that on the path between this router and that router a certain percentage of the bandwidth is reserved to these things and a certain percentage of it is allowed on a first come first served basis.
Quote examples
Steven Levy
American Journalist
Inevitably, we will spend a multiple of the amount we used to drop on a new router once the old one petered out. The New Wifi is the $5 latte to the standard cup of coffee.
Example 1 of 2
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