"Ethernet" meaning in English

See Ethernet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈiθəɹˌnɛt/
Etymology: Originally a trademark of Xerox, apparently composed of ether + net (“network”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|ether|net|nocat=1|t2=network}} ether + net (“network”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ethernet
  1. 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. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-Ethernet-en-name-8YiY8hEk Disambiguation of Computing: 47 53 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 46 54

Noun

IPA: /ˈiθəɹˌnɛt/ Forms: Ethernets [plural]
Etymology: Originally a trademark of Xerox, apparently composed of ether + net (“network”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|ether|net|nocat=1|t2=network}} ether + net (“network”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Ethernet (plural Ethernets)
  1. A computer network that complies with this set of standards. Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: ethernet Related terms: ether Related terms (IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD (ETHERNET)): the standards are available for download in PDF format Translations (computer network which complies with standards): 以太網 (Chinese Cantonese), 以太网 (ji⁵ taai³ mong⁵) (Chinese Cantonese), 乙太網 (Chinese Cantonese), 乙太网 (jyut³ taai³ mong⁵) (Chinese Cantonese), 以太網 (Chinese Mandarin), 以太网 (Yǐtàiwǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), 乙太網 (Chinese Mandarin), 乙太网 (Yǐtàiwǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), ethernet (Finnish), Ethernet (French), イーサネット (īsanetto) (Japanese), 이더넷 (ideonet) (Korean), е́тернет (éternet) [masculine] (Macedonian), эзерне́т (ezɛrnɛ́t) [masculine] (Russian), изерне́т (izɛrnɛ́t) [masculine] (Russian), езерне́т (jezɛrnɛ́t) [masculine] (Russian), езерне́т (ezernét) [masculine] (Ukrainian) Translations (network cabling protocol standards): 以太網 (Chinese Cantonese), 以太网 (ji⁵ taai³ mong⁵) (Chinese Cantonese), 乙太網 (Chinese Cantonese), 乙太网 (jyut³ taai³ mong⁵) (Chinese Cantonese), 以太網 (Chinese Mandarin), 以太网 (Yǐtàiwǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), 乙太網 (Chinese Mandarin), 乙太网 (Yǐtàiwǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), Ethernet (Finnish), Ethernet (French), イーサネット (īsanetto) (Japanese), 이더넷 (ideonet) (Korean), е́тернет (éternet) [masculine] (Macedonian), эзерне́т (ezɛrnɛ́t) [masculine] (Russian), изерне́т (izɛrnɛ́t) [masculine] (Russian), езерне́т (jezɛrnɛ́t) [masculine] (Russian), езерне́т (ezernét) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-Ethernet-en-noun-plH1Xo3l Disambiguation of Computing: 47 53 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 46 54

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      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "īsanetto",
      "sense": "computer network which complies with standards",
      "word": "イーサネット"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "ideonet",
      "sense": "computer network which complies with standards",
      "word": "이더넷"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "éternet",
      "sense": "computer network which complies with standards",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "е́тернет"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ezɛrnɛ́t",
      "sense": "computer network which complies with standards",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "эзерне́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "izɛrnɛ́t",
      "sense": "computer network which complies with standards",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "изерне́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "jezɛrnɛ́t",
      "sense": "computer network which complies with standards",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "езерне́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ezernét",
      "sense": "computer network which complies with standards",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "езерне́т"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Ethernet"
  ],
  "word": "Ethernet"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-05 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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