Ethernet

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Name

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.

Konzepte

Ethernet

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈiθəɹˌnɛt/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Originally a trademark of Xerox, apparently composed of ether + net (“network”).