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<networking> (Or "cheapernet") The variant of Ethernet that uses thin coaxial cable (RG-58 or similar), as opposed to 10base5 cable.
The "10" means 10 Mbps, "base" means "baseband" as opposed to radio frequency and "2" means a maximum single cable length of 200m.
(1995-11-14)
Nearby terms: 100BaseTX « 100BaseVG « 100VG-AnyLAN « 10base2 » 10base5 » 10baseT » 120 reset
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