HOW TO PRONOUNCE
router
/ˈɹutɚ/
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American Pronunciation Guide · 0:33
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Listen for “root” or “rout.”
Router can begin with root or rout. Both pronunciations stress the first syllable and finish with a lighter r-colored vowel, so the opening vowel is the useful comparison.
2 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“The router is beside the desk.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does router mean?
noun
- Someone who routes or directs items from one location to another.
- Any device that directs packets of information using the equivalent of Open Systems Interconnection layer 3 (network layer) information. Most commonly used in reference to Internet Protocol routers.
- A device that connects local area networks to form a larger internet by, at minimum, selectively passing those datagrams having a destination IP address to the network which is able to deliver them to their destination; a network gateway.
More meanings (6)
noun
- In integrated circuit or printed circuit board design, an algorithm for adding all wires needed to properly connect all of the placed components while obeying all design rules.
- A list and record of instructions that follows a part in a manufacturing process.
- A power tool used in carpentry for cutting grooves.
- 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
- to hollow out or cut using a router power tool.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɹutɚ/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.
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