ETHERNET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ethernet mean? 

• ETHERNET (noun)
  The noun ETHERNET has 1 sense:

1. a type of network technology for local area networks; coaxial cable carries radio frequency signals between computers at a rate of 10 megabits per second

  Familiarity information: ETHERNET used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ETHERNET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A type of network technology for local area networks; coaxial cable carries radio frequency signals between computers at a rate of 10 megabits per second

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("ethernet" is a kind of...):

LAN; local area network (a local computer network for communication between computers; especially a network connecting computers and word processors and other electronic office equipment to create a communication system between offices)

Meronyms (parts of "ethernet"):

ethernet cable (any of several types of coaxial cable used in ethernets)