Ethernet

[ ee-ther-net ]

Trademark.

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

Ethernet

/ ˈiːθəˌnɛt /

noun

1. computing a widely used type of local area network

Example Sentences

Ethernet and WiFi connections will give you all the connectivity options you need—you can even print, copy, and scan remotely from your phone.

From Popular-Science

A pile of Ethernet cables may be easier to fret about than a pile of bodies.

From Washington Post

While the whole point of seeking out WiFi extenders is to extend your wireless connection, you may still want to consider allowing hardwired connections—via those Ethernet ports—to play a role in your home system.

From Popular-Science

In this context, that means running some Ethernet lines and plugging them into a mesh Wi-Fi system.

From Popular-Science

It’s essentially electricity that is delivered over Ethernet cables.

From Freakonomics

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg