: 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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Jade Chung-Lee, PCMAG, 9 Oct. 2024
Currently, my Xbox controller connects via Bluetooth to my Fire TV Stick, which then passes that signal onto my Wi-Fi router, each step adding precious milliseconds.
—Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 27 Oct. 2024
Stay secure with Deeper Connect Air, the portable VPN router.
—New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2024
One router covers up to 2,500 square feet with speeds of up to 4.3 gigabits per second and can easily handle more than 200 simultaneous connections.
—Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2024
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—Jade Chung-Lee, PCMAG, 9 Oct. 2024
Currently, my Xbox controller connects via Bluetooth to my Fire TV Stick, which then passes that signal onto my Wi-Fi router, each step adding precious milliseconds.
—Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 27 Oct. 2024
Stay secure with Deeper Connect Air, the portable VPN router.
—New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2024
One router covers up to 2,500 square feet with speeds of up to 4.3 gigabits per second and can easily handle more than 200 simultaneous connections.
—Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for router
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“Router.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/router. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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