: 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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Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Those first appearances will be in early 2023; at this writing, router maker TP-Link had just announced a slate of pricey Archer router and Deco mesh Wi-Fi 7 gear to debut in Q1.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 13 May 2025
Hartford Courant This open alcove will house the optical network terminal (ONT) and the wireless router.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025
This malware allows cyber actors to install proxies on unsuspecting victim routers and conduct cyber crimes anonymously.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
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Noun
In the case of an outage that disables mobile networks, Uplink routers—often backed by batteries or operating on local mesh—can keep neighborhoods connected.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Those first appearances will be in early 2023; at this writing, router maker TP-Link had just announced a slate of pricey Archer router and Deco mesh Wi-Fi 7 gear to debut in Q1.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 13 May 2025
Hartford Courant This open alcove will house the optical network terminal (ONT) and the wireless router.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025
This malware allows cyber actors to install proxies on unsuspecting victim routers and conduct cyber crimes anonymously.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
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“Router.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/router. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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