10base2

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10base2 - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  10base2
  
     <networking> (Or "cheapernet") The variant of Ethernet that
     uses thin coaxial cable (RG-58 or similar), as opposed to
     10base5 cable.
  
     The "10" means 10 Mbps, "base" means "baseband" as opposed
     to radio frequency and "2" means a maximum single cable
     length of 200m.
  
     (1995-11-14)