thinwire

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

thin +‎ wire

Noun[edit]

thinwire (countable and uncountable, plural thinwires)

  1. 10BASE2, a form of Ethernet using thin coaxial cable
    • 1988, Bill Hancock, Designing and implementing Ethernet networks, page 57:
      Certain 3COM Ethernets allow thinwire configurations of 1000 feet per segment with 100 node taps on the segment.