router
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Also seen as: routers · routering · routered
Sense 1
Someone who routes or directs items from one location to another.
Người định tuyến hoặc chỉ đạo đồ vật từ vị trí này đến vị trí khác
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Noun
Examples
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Any device that directs packets of information using the equivalent of Open Systems Interconnection layer 3 (network layer) information. Most commonly used in reference to Internet Protocol routers.
Thiết bị định hướng gói thông tin sử dụng lớp 3 của Mô hình OSI
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Noun
Examples
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 3
A power tool used in carpentry for cutting grooves.
Noun
Examples
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 4
A plane made like a spokeshave, for working the inside edges of circular sashes.
một mặt phẳng giống như một công cụ làm mịn, để làm việc trên các cạnh bên trong của khung hình tròn
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Noun
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “router” mean?
Someone who routes or directs items from one location to another.
Is “router” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.