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

Conway’s life journey gave her a unique perspective on the internal dynamics of Xerox’s unique lab, which would invent the personal computer, the laser printer, Ethernet, and other innovations that have become fully integrated into our daily lives.

From Los Angeles Times

A virtuoso at computer architecture, he built the first time-sharing computer and championed efforts to build the Ethernet.

From New York Times

He added that the Maia chip would be strung together with standard Ethernet network cabling, rather than a more expensive custom Nvidia networking technology that Microsoft used in the supercomputers it built for OpenAI.

From Reuters

Schmidt helped shape the idea behind Future House and was inspired by his time at Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center, which developed Ethernet, laser printing and other innovations.

From Seattle Times

Its creators have compared it to Ethernet, USB and even the internet, which are freely available and draw on contributions from around the world to make innovation faster and cheaper.

From Reuters