: one that routes
especially
: a device that mediates the transmission routes of data packets over an electronic communications network (such as the Internet)
Examples of router in a Sentence
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PCMAG, 16 May 2024
The optional new Bridge X acts as a Thread border router (for homes that don’t already have one) to connect the Tado X devices to your home’s Wi-Fi/Ethernet network.
—Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 15 May 2024
Like its more famous cousin, Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE) uses the 2.4 gigahertz band—a globally unlicensed spectrum band that many Wi-Fi routers, microwave ovens, baby monitors, wireless microphones, and other consumer devices also use.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 May 2024
Installation and a router will be included, WeLink Chief Executive Luke Langford said.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
To provide that hands-on learning, equipment is needed, such as 3D printers, laser engravers, computer numerical control (CNC) routers and plasma cutters.
—Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2024
It’s bought networking switches and routers from eBay to sidestep waits as long as two years for new gear, a former employee says.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 3 May 2024
Of course, that did no good outside the range of our WiFi router.
—Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 1 May 2024
Tap the router icon to view MAC and IP address information and the current firmware version.
—PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024
Noun
The front of the router has an LED indicator that glows solid white when the router is connected to the internet and working properly, glows solid red when powering up, pulses orange when the router is ready for setup, and pulses white while establishing a WPS connection.
—PCMAG, 16 May 2024
The optional new Bridge X acts as a Thread border router (for homes that don’t already have one) to connect the Tado X devices to your home’s Wi-Fi/Ethernet network.
—Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 15 May 2024
Like its more famous cousin, Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE) uses the 2.4 gigahertz band—a globally unlicensed spectrum band that many Wi-Fi routers, microwave ovens, baby monitors, wireless microphones, and other consumer devices also use.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 May 2024
Installation and a router will be included, WeLink Chief Executive Luke Langford said.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
To provide that hands-on learning, equipment is needed, such as 3D printers, laser engravers, computer numerical control (CNC) routers and plasma cutters.
—Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2024
It’s bought networking switches and routers from eBay to sidestep waits as long as two years for new gear, a former employee says.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 3 May 2024
Of course, that did no good outside the range of our WiFi router.
—Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 1 May 2024
Tap the router icon to view MAC and IP address information and the current firmware version.
—PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024
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“Router.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/router. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
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