brouter

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noun

A network device that acts as both a bridge and a router by routing packets for known protocols and forwarding all others, as a bridge would.

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Meanings

nounbrouter (plural brouters)

plural brouters

  1. computingA network device that acts as both a bridge and a router by routing packets for known protocols and forwarding all others, as a bridge would.

Origin

Blend of bridge + router.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

boruret
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APA

brouter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brouter

MLA

“brouter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brouter. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brouter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brouter.

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