How to Use Ethernet in a Sentence

Ethernet

noun
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  • The dock also packs six USB 3.0 ports (two on the front, four in the back) and a gigabit Ethernet port.
    — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2023
  • This is a 3-pack and offers three gigabit Ethernet ports on the main router and two on the nodes.
    — WIRED, 22 June 2023
  • Over time, the change completely transformed how people think of Ethernet.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 7 Apr. 2024
  • The extender is compatible with any Wi-Fi router or access point and has a fast Ethernet port.
    — Nora Colomer, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The vase-like design blends in easily on shelves or tables, and each router sports two gigabit Ethernet ports.
    — Simon Hill, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2024
  • The killer addition for me is the gigabit Ethernet socket.
    — Barry Collins, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
  • This is not a smart projector, so operators will need to connect to a computer over 15-pin D-sub, a network via Ethernet or wirelessly with the help of an optional dongle.
    — New Atlas, 28 Nov. 2024
  • These will be linked via Ethernet, usually with a master domain controller overseeing the entire network.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Users will have the choice to pair those products with new networking chips — one that uses a proprietary InfiniBand standard and another that relies on the more common Ethernet protocol.
    — Ian King, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2024
  • To avoid emphasizing specific hardware, Metcalfe dubbed his brainchild the Ether Network, later shortened to Ethernet.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 22 Mar. 2023
  • With recent advances in semiconductor technologies, this process of upgrading to single-pair Ethernet is a relatively simple one.
    — Billal Hammoud, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Arista continues to focus on expanding its presence in the AI Ethernet, campus workspace, and network security markets, while also addressing demand from large cloud and enterprise customers.
    — Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
  • 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.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
  • Equally important, Ethernet made the system compatible with IBM’s cloud infrastructure.
    — Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
  • In pursuing low-latency, high-bandwidth interconnects like InfiniBand and Ethernet solutions, the formerly independent company was setting the stage for the kinds of connections behind modern fabrics.
    — John Werner, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024

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