: one that routes
especially
: a device that mediates the transmission routes of data packets over an electronic communications network (such as the Internet)
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025
Their Starlink router refused to connect properly when Russell needed to log onto a video call for work and forced her partner, a video editor, to take the week off of work.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
Then, chefs squirt the cheese packet into the spinning router.
—Sarah Miller, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
The scrutiny of Chinese technology by the U.S. is expanding beyond social media platforms like TikTok, moving towards household devices such as WiFi routers.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 27 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Checking your router’s admin panel regularly to review connected devices is an important security measure.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025
Their Starlink router refused to connect properly when Russell needed to log onto a video call for work and forced her partner, a video editor, to take the week off of work.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
Then, chefs squirt the cheese packet into the spinning router.
—Sarah Miller, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
The scrutiny of Chinese technology by the U.S. is expanding beyond social media platforms like TikTok, moving towards household devices such as WiFi routers.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Router.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/router. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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