: 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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Karl Klockars, PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
Anyone who wants to deter Wi-Fi jamming can ask their internet provider or an electrician to hardwire their burglary alarm system, connecting it to their router via cables.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2025
This compact, portable VPN router is designed for travelers, remote workers and anyone who values their online privacy.
—Jessica Kanzler, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
The program also includes a platform called Taara Share, operational in Ghana and Kenya, which lets people sell fast, inexpensive data to others in the area using a mobile app and routers installed on their property.
—New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Like other Wi-Fi mesh systems, this one will replace your router and any extender(s).
—Karl Klockars, PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
Anyone who wants to deter Wi-Fi jamming can ask their internet provider or an electrician to hardwire their burglary alarm system, connecting it to their router via cables.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2025
This compact, portable VPN router is designed for travelers, remote workers and anyone who values their online privacy.
—Jessica Kanzler, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
The program also includes a platform called Taara Share, operational in Ghana and Kenya, which lets people sell fast, inexpensive data to others in the area using a mobile app and routers installed on their property.
—New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Router.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/router. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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