How to Use router in a Sentence

router

noun
Definition of routernext
  • Here’s a guide on where to place your router for the best speeds.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2023
  • The router showed up in the mail, about the size, shape, and weight of a five-pound sack of flour.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Partridge also led the team that designed and built the world’s first high-speed router.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2022
  • The switches and routers that ISPs use to send data to you are the same regardless.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Tap or click here for a list of default passwords for 548 router brands.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 29 June 2023
  • The idea of a router system that manages itself is great.
    — Wes Davis, The Verge, 26 Oct. 2023
  • See our guides to setting up your smart home, the best smart lighting, and the best mesh routers to get started.
    — Matt Jancer, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2023
  • This one comes with one Eero 6 router and two Eero 6 extenders.
    — Gear Team, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2022
  • To install the bottom, use a router to cut a 3/8-inch wide by 1/2-inch deep rabbet around the inside of the bottom edge.
    — Paul Steiner, Popular Mechanics, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Simply plug the unit into any standard outlet and turn it on to pair with your router.
    — Tim Chan, Variety, 29 May 2023
  • The man told the resident for only $1,200 the company would install the router.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The 6-GHz band can also work as a backhaul to speed traffic between your routers.
    — Matt Jancer, WIRED, 12 July 2023
  • The kit includes a laptop, battery pack and router, with data stored on the laptop.
    — Rina Diane Caballar, Scientific American, 7 June 2023
  • To allow for the transmission of data, a Wi-Fi router would have to be installed as well.
    — D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2024
  • The mesh router will also be configured to hand out the addresses.
    — Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Choose a model that uses 5Ghz Wi-Fi and place your camera as close to the router as possible.
    — Lindsay Pevny, Popular Mechanics, 29 Aug. 2022
  • This includes her weather router, her project manager and a medic who keeps track of her health.
    — Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
  • This deal is for the model that features three identical router units.
    — Scott Gilbertson, Wired, 13 July 2022
  • Moving your router or mesh nodes to better spots (central, high up, and in the open) can make a big difference.
    — Simon Hill, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Setting one up is as easy as downloading the app, and plugging it into the power and your router.
    — Maren Estrada, BGR, 12 Mar. 2022
  • Remotes lag, or your TV’s too far from your Wi-Fi router, or your picture settings aren’t quite right.
    — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2021
  • The calibration screen, meanwhile, will load fastest when a cellphone hot spot is in use or a router is in close range.
    — Lesley O'Toole, Variety, 5 Mar. 2024
  • While at it, ensure your router has a robust, secure and unique password.
    — Fox News, 26 Nov. 2023
  • The staff apologized repeatedly and tried to restart the lone wireless router in the lobby.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 27 May 2022
  • The hub connects to your Wi-Fi router, and then communicates with your cameras.
    — Christian De Looper, BGR, 10 Feb. 2022
  • Shirtless men with feral streaks across their faces demand a sacrifice to the almighty router.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2021
  • There are routers and cutters and lasers that make our work more efficient and accurate.
    — Dale Buss, Forbes, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Subscribing to an internet router is not something any of us want to do.
    — Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Its kit includes a dish antenna, a stand, its power supply, and a wifi router.
    — Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 17 Nov. 2021
  • The plans include an Xfinity modem / router combo, and Comcast says there’s no data cap for either.
    — Wes Davis, The Verge, 17 Apr. 2024

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