Synonyms for
Router
Definition
A router is an electronic device that connects computer networks together and directs Internet traffic between them.
Synonyms & similar words
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- wireless router
- internet router
- network router
- router settings
- router table
- router bit
- router speed
- router configuration
Word family
Usage note
Primarily used in the context of networking and technology. 'Router' can also refer to a tool used in woodworking.
Example sentences
- I need to buy a new router for my home network.
- The router directs internet traffic to the appropriate devices.
- My router stopped working and I can't connect to the internet.
- A router helps to create a seamless connection between devices on a network.
- I set up my router to block certain websites from being accessed on my network.
Quotes
'The internet is just a world passing around notes in a classroom, except the classroom is all the computers in the world and the notes are being passed in a language nobody understands. The routers are the teachers who are trying to make sense of it all.' - John Stewart
'The internet is the first thing that humanity has built that humanity doesn't understand, the largest experiment in anarchy that we have ever had.' - Eric Schmidt
'The internet is a giant international network of intelligent, informed computer enthusiasts, by which I mean, 'people without lives.' We don't care. We have each other.' - Dave Barry