Ethernet

Meanings

Proper Noun

  • 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.

Noun

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

Origin

  • Originally a trademark of Xerox, apparently composed of ether + net.

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