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Router

Hardware which routes requests from a computer on a network, for example, to view files held outside a LAN such as web pages. May also be integrated with a broadband modem, firewall and sometimes a wireless access point in small networks.

Related glossary terms

Broadband, Firewall, LAN, Modem, Network, Web Page, Wireless

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