ROUTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does router mean? 

• ROUTER (noun)
  The noun ROUTER has 3 senses:

1. a worker who routes shipments for distribution and delivery

2. (computer science) a device that forwards data packets between computer networks

3. a power tool with a shaped cutter; used in carpentry for cutting grooves

  Familiarity information: ROUTER used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROUTER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A worker who routes shipments for distribution and delivery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("router" is a kind of...):

skilled worker; skilled workman; trained worker (a worker who has acquired special skills)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(computer science) a device that forwards data packets between computer networks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("router" is a kind of...):

device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)

Domain category:

computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A power tool with a shaped cutter; used in carpentry for cutting grooves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("router" is a kind of...):

power tool (a tool driven by a motor)

 Context examples 

The reports noted the malicious devices included internet-connected devices — not only servers and desktops, but also webcams, digital video recorders, routers — referred to as the Internet of Things.

(Distributed malware attacks Dyn DNS, takes down websites in US, Wikinews)