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sneakernet
(foldoc) | sneakernet
foot-net
/snee'ker-net/ Term used (generally with ironic intent) for
transfer of electronic information by physically carrying
tape, disks, or other media from one machine to another.
"Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon filled
with magtape, or a 747 filled with CD-ROMs."
Also called tennis-net, armpit-net, floppy-net, shoe-net,
walk-net, foot-net.
(2003-07-02)
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sneakernet
(jargon) | sneakernet
/snee'ker·net/, n.
Term used (generally with ironic intent) for transfer of electronic
information by physically carrying tape, disks, or some other media from
one machine to another. “Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station
wagon filled with magtape, or a 747 filled with CD-ROMs.” Also called
‘Tennis-Net’, ‘Armpit-Net’, ‘Floppy-Net’ or ‘Shoenet’; in the 1990s, ‘Nike
network’ after a well-known sneaker brand.
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