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  • noun Plural form of router.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of router.

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Examples

  • The actual building and distribution of their routers is outsourced to supplier firms who have to follow Cisco's standards.

    A Nation of Entrepreneurs?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • If even one of these routers is congested or experiencing problems, a lower level of performance is reported.

    Internet connections 2003

  • If an Internet service provider turns off its "routers" - powerful computers that relay Internet data - then traffic is halted.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • If an Internet service provider turns off its "routers" - powerful computers that relay Internet data - then traffic is halted.

    SFGate: Top News Stories By BARBARA ORTUTAY 2011

  • If an Internet service provider turns off its "routers" - powerful computers that relay Internet data - then traffic is halted.

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2011

  • If an Internet service provider turns off its "routers" - powerful computers that relay Internet data - then traffic is halted.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • Cisco Internetworking Glossary reflected a planned merger between Cisco, who called their routers "routers", and Synoptics, in which router and hub technology would join in a device to be called the "Rubsystem", which, presumably, made sense to the marketing staff in California.

    Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008

  • 20: 30 @StephanieBamBam With certain routers UPnP in Azureus can cause the router to get confused and lock up.

    My God, It's Full Of Tweets! 2009

  • Juniper's share of revenue from sales of networking devices known as routers and switches grew to 18.7% and an estimated 2.3% respectively in the fourth quarter of 2010, from 18.3% and 0.6% in the same period in 2008, according to research firm Dell'Oro Group.

    Juniper to Unveil New Networking System Cari Tuna 2011

  • A decade ago Cisco was known for building the switching systems (called routers) that find the most efficient path for information on the Internet.

    Silicon Valley Survivor 2009

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