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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRouter
/ˈruː.tər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A device that forwards data packets between computer networks, creating an overlay internetwork.
"Connect the Ethernet cable from the modem to the WAN port of the router." - 2
A power tool with a flat base and a revolving blade that extends past the base, used to rout out an area in wood or other hard material.
"He used a wood router to carve decorative edges into the tabletop."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English verb 'route' (ultimately from Old French 'routier', from Latin 'rupta via'), combined with the agent suffix '-er'. Originally referring to a woodworking tool that cuts grooves, its modern computing sense emerged in the late 20th century to describe a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Router" is said worldwide
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routeur
Transliteration: /ʁu.tœʁ/
"Le routeur sans fil diffuse le signal Wi-Fi dans toute la maison."
Router
Transliteration: /ˈʁuːtɐ/
"Starten Sie den Router neu, um das Internetproblem zu beheben."
router
Transliteration: /ˈrutɛr/
"Il router Wi-Fi si trova nello studio."
enrutador
Transliteration: /en.ɾu.taˈðoɾ/
"El enrutador distribuye la señal de internet a todos los dispositivos."
roteador
Transliteration: /ʁo.te.aˈdoʁ/
"Reinicie o roteador para restabelecer a conexão com a internet."
रouter
Transliteration: rauter
"इंटरनेट कनेक्शन के लिए वाई-फाई राउटर चालू करें।"
路由器
Transliteration: lùyóuqì
"请把路由器放在客厅中央以获得更好的信号。"
라우터
Transliteration: rauteo
"인터넷이 끊겨서 라우터를 재부팅했습니다."
ルーター
Transliteration: rūtā
"無線ルーターの設定を変更してください。"
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