It really depends on the context for me. A device that helps many computers connect to the internet is always a rowter. A country road could be root or rowte, depending on my mood. And it's always root 66. 
"You need me. You wouldn't be much of a hero without a villain. And you do love being the hero, don't you. The cheering children, the swooning women, you love it so much, it's made you my most reliable accomplice." -- Lex Luthor to Superman, Question Authority, Justice League Unlimited
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