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Ethernet vs Lan - What's the difference?

ethernet | lan |

As nouns the difference between ethernet and lan

is that ethernet is (ethernet) while lan is fief, fiefdom.

ethernet

English

(wikipedia Ethernet)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A set of network cabling and network access () protocol standards for bus topology computer networks invented by Xerox but now controlled by the 802.3 subcommittee of the IEEE.
  • (countable) A computer network which complies with such set of standards.

    • Usage notes

    * In both senses, this word is often used attributively, as a noun adjunct, in a manner resembling an adjective: *: These products comply with Ethernet standards. *: I'd like to buy some Ethernet cable.

    See also

    * ether * IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD (ETHERNET) ** the standards are available for download in PDF format

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    lan

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (computing, Internet)
    • A LAN connects all of the computers in our office.

    Antonyms

    * WAN (wide area network)

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