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Ethernet en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈiθəɹˌnɛt/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Originally a trademark of Xerox, apparently composed of ether + net (“network”).

Meanings

  1. A computer network that complies with this set of standards.

Forms

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Deriveds

Ethernet card

Relateds

ether · the standards are available for download in PDF format · IEEE 802.3 CSMA · CD

Translations (26)

fr Ethernet (network cabling protocol standards) · yue 以太網 /以太网 (computer network which complies with standards) · ja イーサネット (computer network which complies with standards) · ko 이더넷 (computer network which complies with standards) · mk е́тернет (computer network which complies with standards) · cmn 乙太網 /乙太网 (network cabling protocol standards) · yue 乙太網 /乙太网 (computer network which complies with standards) · ja イーサネット (network cabling protocol standards) · ru езерне́т (network cabling protocol standards) · mk е́тернет (network cabling protocol standards) · cmn 以太網 /以太网 (computer network which complies with standards) · ru изерне́т (computer network which complies with standards) · ru езерне́т (computer network which complies with standards) · fr Ethernet (computer network which complies with standards) · ko 이더넷 (network cabling protocol standards) · fi Ethernet (network cabling protocol standards) · fi ethernet (computer network which complies with standards) · ru эзерне́т (network cabling protocol standards) · yue 以太網 /以太网 (network cabling protocol standards) · cmn 以太網 /以太网 (network cabling protocol standards) · ru эзерне́т (computer network which complies with standards) · cmn 乙太網 /乙太网 (computer network which complies with standards) · uk езерне́т (network cabling protocol standards) · uk езерне́т (computer network which complies with standards) · ru изерне́т (network cabling protocol standards) · yue 乙太網 /乙太网 (network cabling protocol standards)

Ethernet en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈiθəɹˌnɛt/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Originally a trademark of Xerox, apparently composed of ether + net (“network”).

Meanings

  1. A set of network cabling and network access (CSMA/CD) protocol standards for bus topology computer networks invented by Xerox but now controlled by the 802.3 subcommittee of the IEEE.

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