Definitions
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- noun 10BASE2, a form of
Ethernet using a thincoaxial cable
Etymologies
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thin + net
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Examples
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So we cobbled together a PC, with an old network card (it only supported coax-cable "thinnet" not cat5, so we had a converter) and Caldera.
Planet Identity 2009
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They flew down into a thinnet, which was of course a thinned thicket.
Stork Naked Anthony, Piers 2006
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I have an thinnet switch that seems to work (never tested the BNC connection but the ethernet connectors works just fine).
LinuxQuestions.org carew86 2009
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A large hospital can easily have over 200 of these unconnected systems installed on Cat 5 twisted pair, thinnet (10Base-T) and even thicknet (10Base5) coax cable.
Medical Connectivity 2008
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