Ethernet vs. Internet

Ethernetnoun

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

Ethernet

Ethernet () is a family of wired computer networking technologies commonly used in local area networks (LAN), metropolitan area networks (MAN) and wide area networks (WAN). It was commercially introduced in 1980 and first standardized in 1983 as IEEE 802.3.

Internetnoun

(countable) Any set of computer networks that communicate using the Internet Protocol. (An intranet.)

Internetnoun

The Internet, the largest global internet.

Internetnoun

(uncountable) An internet connection, internet connectivity, access to the internet.

Internetnoun

A fictitious unit of scoring, awarded for making outstanding posts.

Internetverb

to use Internet; to search for something using Internet; to surf the Internet

Internetnoun

A large network{3} of numerous computers connected through a number of major nodes of high-speed computers having high-speed communications channels between the major nodes, and numerous minor nodes allowing electronic communication among millions of computers around the world; - usually referred to as the internet. It is the basis for the World-Wide Web.

Internetnoun

a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

Internet

The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a network of networks that consists of private, public, academic, business, and government networks of local to global scope, linked by a broad array of electronic, wireless, and optical networking technologies.