thicknet

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

  10base5
  thicknet
  
     <networking> An Ethernet network cabling specification
     operating at ten Mbps, "baseband" (as opposed to radio frequency
     ), and with a maximum single cable length of 500
     metres.  This is normally carried on RG8 cable.
  
     Compare 10base2, 10baseT.
  
     (2002-06-17)