- A medium of great elasticity and extreme tenuity, supposed
to pervade all space, the interior of solid bodies not excepted, and to
be the medium of transmission of light and heat; hence often called
luminiferous ether. - Supposed matter above the air; the air itself. - A light, volatile, mobile, inflammable liquid, (C2H5)2O, of
a characteristic aromatic odor, obtained by the distillation of alcohol
with sulphuric acid, and hence called also sulphuric ether. It is
powerful solvent of fats, resins, and pyroxylin, but finds its chief
use as an anaesthetic. Called also ethyl oxide. - Any similar oxide of hydrocarbon radicals; as, amyl ether;
valeric ether.
Ethernet 802.2 Ethernet 802.2 frame type used by IPX/SPX on Novell NetWare 3.12 and 4.X networks.
Ethernet SNAP Ethernet frame type used in Apple’s Ether Talk environment, is called Ethernet SNAP.
Ethernet II Ethernet II is an Ethernet frame type used by TCP/IP.
Ethernet raw Ethernet raw is an Ethernet frame type, also called Ethernet 802.3.
Ethernet talk Ethernet talk is the standard for sending Apple Talk over Ethernet cabling.
Fast Ethernet Fast Ethernet is the 100 Mbps implementation of standard Ethernet.
Gigabit Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet is an IEEE standard (802.3z) that allows for 1000 Mbps transmission using CSMA/CD and Ethernet frames.
Ethernet Ethernet is a popular and standard system of LAN that connects computers using coaxial cables. A typical Ethernet network has a maximum speed...
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