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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>sneakernet</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../S.html" title="S"/><link rel="previous" href="sneaker.html" title="sneaker"/><link rel="next" href="sniff.html" title="sniff"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">sneakernet</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sneaker.html">Prev</a><EFBFBD></td><th width="60%" align="center">S</th><td width="20%" align="right"><EFBFBD><a accesskey="n" href="sniff.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="sneakernet"/><dt xmlns="" id="sneakernet"><b>sneakernet</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="pronunciation">/snee<65>ker<65>net/</span>, <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> Term used (generally with ironic intent) for transfer of electronic
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information by physically carrying tape, disks, or some other media from
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one machine to another. “<span class="quote">Never underestimate the bandwidth of a
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station wagon filled with magtape, or a 747 filled with CD-ROMs.</span>”
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Also called ‘Tennis-Net’, ‘Armpit-Net’,
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‘Floppy-Net’ or ‘Shoenet’; in the 1990s,
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‘Nike network’ after a well-known sneaker brand.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sneaker.html">Prev</a><EFBFBD></td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../S.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"><EFBFBD><a accesskey="n" href="sniff.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">sneaker<EFBFBD></td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"><EFBFBD>sniff</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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