cheapernet

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noun

The thinnet form of Ethernet.

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Meanings

nouncheapernet (countable and uncountable, plural cheapernets)

plural cheapernets

  1. countablehumorousuncountableThe thinnet form of Ethernet.

Origin

From cheaper + net, as an approximate rhyme for Ethernet, because cheaper than the thicknet variety.

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APA

cheapernet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheapernet

MLA

“cheapernet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheapernet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cheapernet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheapernet.

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