Ethernet

[ee-ther-net] /ˈi θərˌnɛt/

Examples

Trademark.

a local-area network protocol featuring a bus topology and a 10 megabit per second data transfer rate.

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More probable, he said, is someone got in through the network itself, over the Ethernet.

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Historical Examples

The only thing I bought were the network cards—two wireless, one Ethernet.

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British Dictionary definitions for Ethernet

Ethernet

/ˈiːθəˌnɛt/

noun

trademark (computing) a widely used type of local area network

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Word Origin and History for Ethernet

ethernet

1980, from ether + ending as in Internet, etc.

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