How to Use Ethernet in a Sentence

Ethernet

noun
  • Folks with other devices that must plug in via Ethernet or several smart home devices should go for the three-pack with three routers.
    — Simon Hill, Wired News, 2025-06-01
  • The extender is compatible with any Wi-Fi router or access point and has a fast Ethernet port.
    — Nora Colomer, Fox News, 2024-11-27
  • The modem typically has only one Ethernet port to plug into, whereas a router may have several.
    — Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 2025-07-04
  • The dock also packs six USB 3.0 ports (two on the front, four in the back) and a gigabit Ethernet port.
    — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 2023-10-11
  • Gigabit Ethernet means adding ROMs to your drive over a home network at blistering speeds.
    — Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 2025-01-15
  • Ethernet has long been synonymous with local area networking, or LAN.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 22 June 2025
  • These will be linked via Ethernet, usually with a master domain controller overseeing the entire network.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 2024-08-15
  • With multi-gig Ethernet ports, this system ensures robust connectivity for demanding users.
    — PC Magazine, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The system also supports connections to modern peripherals through Wi-Fi or Ethernet modules.
    — ArsTechnica, 2025-06-03
  • Users will have the choice to pair those products with new networking chips — one that uses a proprietary InfiniBand standard and another that relies on the more common Ethernet protocol.
    — Ian King, Fortune, 2024-03-18
  • To avoid emphasizing specific hardware, Metcalfe dubbed his brainchild the Ether Network, later shortened to Ethernet.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 2023-03-22
  • Arista continues to focus on expanding its presence in the AI Ethernet, campus workspace, and network security markets, while also addressing demand from large cloud and enterprise customers.
    — Quartz Bot, Quartz, 2024-11-08
  • It’s recommended that a TV has at least three HDMI ports, a few USB connections, optical audio and an Ethernet port.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Conway’s life journey gave her a unique perspective on the internal dynamics of Xerox’s unique lab, which would invent the personal computer, the laser printer, Ethernet, and other innovations that have become fully integrated into our daily lives.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2024-06-12
  • There are a bunch of physical external interfaces, including USB-C, CAN buses and Gigabit Ethernet.
    — New Atlas, 6 Aug. 2025
  • The device boasts 128 GB of high-speed LPDDR5x memory (double the Orin’s capacity) and support for high-bandwidth I/O like 25 Gbps Ethernet and PCIe Gen5, enabling robots to ingest and process a torrent of sensor data in real time.
    — Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025

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