"router on a stick" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: routers on sticks [plural]
Etymology: So called because it uses the same physical link to send and receive traffic to and from different VLANs. Head templates: {{en-noun|routers on sticks}} router on a stick (plural routers on sticks)
  1. (computing) Synonym of one-armed router Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: one-armed router [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-router_on_a_stick-en-noun-i-bf~0WI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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