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[–] psud@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I don't follow the usual style on the networking device - a router - I pronounce it as rooter because it provides a route (rhymes with root) for data, as opposed to the woodworking tool - a router (rhymes with doubter) which would be a poorly descriptive name

Of course Americans pronounce both those words (router and router) the same