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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Router  \Rout"er\,  n.  (Carp.) 
  a  A  plane  made  like  a  spokeshave,  for  working  the  inside 
  edges  of  circular  sashes. 
  b  A  plane  with  a  hooked  tool  protruding  far  below  the  sole, 
  for  smoothing  the  bottom  of  a  cavity. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Router  \Rout"er\,  n.  (Mach.) 
  A  machine  with  a  rapidly  revolving  vertical  spindle  and 
  cutter  for  scooping  out  the  surface  of  wood  or  metal,  as 
  between  and  around  the  engraved  parts  of  an  electrotype. 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  router 
 
    /roo't*/  A  device  which  forwards  {packets} 
  between  {networks}.  The  forwarding  decision  is  based  on 
  {network  layer}  information  and  routing  tables,  often 
  constructed  by  routing  {protocols}. 
 
  {Unix  manual  page}:  route(8). 
 
  See  also  {bridge},  {gateway},  {Exterior  Gateway  Protocol}, 
  {Interior  Gateway  Protocol},  {flapping  router}. 
 
  (1999-08-24)




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