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  Router \Rout"er\, n.
     1. (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.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (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.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

  router
       n 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

  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)