ROUTER


Meaning of ROUTER in English

A hardware device that routes (hence the name) data from a local area network (LAN) to phone lines or another connection. Routers act like a coin sorting machine, allowing only authorized machines to send data through a LAN so that private information can remain secure. Well, at least it's sort of like a coin machine... Routers also handle errors and keep statistics about what's going on in the network.

English glossary of computer and Internet terms.      Английский глоссарий компьютерных и Интернет терминов.