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Ethernet

American  
[ee-ther-net] / ˈi θərˌnɛt /
Trademark.
  1. a local-area network protocol featuring a bus topology and a 10 megabit per second data transfer rate.


Ethernet British  
/ ˈiːθəˌnɛt /

noun

  1. computing a widely used type of local area network

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Dark-fleet vessels were also found with custom-made Ethernet cables soldered to ports on AIS systems, which enabled crews to push out fake location data and mask their whereabouts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

The high-speed, low-latency Tomahawk Ethernet switching chips control vast amounts of data moving between servers.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

The research lab was already known to Silicon Valley cognoscenti for having invented a personal computer called the Alto and the precursor to the Ethernet networking system.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Meta is also tying itself closer to Nvidia with the integration of its Spectrum-X Ethernet switches.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

It was named after Robert Metcalfe, an electrical engineer and innovator who helped develop the Ethernet computing standard used to connect computers over short distances.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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