Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Router \Rout"er\, n. (Carp.)
   (a) A plane made like a spokeshave, for working the inside
       edges of circular sashes.
   (b) A plane with a hooked tool protruding far below the sole,
       for smoothing the bottom of a cavity.

Router \Rout"er\, n. (Mach.)
   A machine with a rapidly revolving vertical spindle and
   cutter for scooping out the surface of wood or metal, as
   between and around the engraved parts of an electrotype.

Source : WordNet®

router
     n 1: a worker who routes shipments for distribution and delivery
     2: (computer science) a device that forwards data packets
        between computer networks
     3: a power tool with a shaped cutter; used in carpentry for
        cutting grooves

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

router
     
         /roo't*/ A device which forwards {packets}
        between {networks}.  The forwarding decision is based on
        {network layer} information and routing tables, often
        constructed by routing {protocols}.
     
        {Unix manual page}: route(8).
     
        See also {bridge}, {gateway}, {Exterior Gateway Protocol},
        {Interior Gateway Protocol}, {flapping router}.
     
        (1999-08-24)