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Ethernet vs Wireless - What's the difference?

ethernet | wireless |

As nouns the difference between ethernet and wireless

is that ethernet is (ethernet) while wireless is (label) the medium of radio communication.

As an adjective wireless is

not having any wires.

As a verb wireless is

to send a message by wireless (by radio).

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

    Anagrams

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    wireless

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not having any wires.
  • Of or relating to communication without a wired connection, such as by radio waves.

    • Synonyms

    * cordless

    Antonyms

    * wired

    Noun

    (wikipedia wireless) (wirelesses)
  • (label) The medium of radio communication.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1935, author= George Goodchild
    • , title=Death on the Centre Court, chapter=3 , passage=It had been his intention to go to Wimbledon, but as he himself said: “Why be blooming well frizzled when you can hear all the results over the wireless . And results are all that concern me. […]”}}
  • (label) A radio set.
  • (label) Wireless connectivity to a computer network.

    • Derived terms

    * wireless operator

    Verb

  • To send a message by wireless (by radio)
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