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Ethernet Pronunciation
Ethernet is pronounced EE-ther-net, IPA /ˈiθɝˌnɛt/.
EE-ther-net
US /ˈiθɝˌnɛt/
Syllables: EE · ther · net (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The standard system of cables and protocols used to connect computers in a local network.
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Ethernet in a Sentence
- Plug the ethernet cable into the back of the router.
- The office runs on ethernet rather than wireless.
- Each desk has two ethernet sockets.
Common Mispronunciations of Ethernet
Not E-ther-net
The first vowel is long, the ee of even, since ether is the word hiding inside this one.
Not EE-dher-net
The th is the hissed one of thin, not the voiced one of other, so nothing vibrates in the middle.
Tip: It was named in 1973 after the ether, the medium physicists once believed light travelled through.
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