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# router

noun (a router, routers)

«router» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A router is a small box that connects your computers, phones and tablets to the internet and to each other, often by Wi-Fi. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/router/#m1)
2. A router is also a power tool that cuts shapes and grooves in wood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/router/#m2)

### In the lessons

In computing lessons the router is what sends data between your home network and the internet. In everyday life, «turn the router off and on again» is a common fix when the Wi-Fi stops. Phrases: «Wi-Fi router», «restart the router», «the router's password».

### Examples

- The Wi-Fi password is on a sticker on the router. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/router/#x1)
- Try turning the router off and on again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/router/#x2)
- The router has little green lights that blink. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/router/#x3)
- Dad moved the router upstairs so the signal is stronger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/router/#x4)
- A router sends information to the right device. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/router/#x5)
- The carpenter used a router to shape the table's edge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/router/#x6)

### Note

Countable: router, routers. From «route» (a way). Pronunciation: in the UK usually ROO-ter; in the USA and Canada often ROW-ter (rhymes with «outer»). Don't share the router password with strangers.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «router» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/router/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«router» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/router.html) on Mova free.