router
noun
- device that forwards data packets between computer networks, creating an overlay internetwork
noun
- woodworking power tool
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɹaʊtə(ɹ)/ / /ˈɹaʊtɚ/
noun
Etymology: From rout + -er.
- A power tool used in carpentry for cutting grooves.
“He made an attractive edge on the table with a router.”
- A plane made like a spokeshave, for working the inside edges of circular sashes.
- A plane with a hooked tool protruding far below the sole, for smoothing the bottom of a cavity.
verb
Etymology: From rout + -er.
- to hollow out or cut using a router power tool.
“An alternative is shown in which the carcase ends are grooved by routering.”
“Figures 276: 10, 11 are typical sliding flush door pulls, the former routered out, but the latter can be turned in a lathe, while 276:12 is an oblong routered version.”