sneakernet

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(snē′kər net′)


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sneak•er•net  (snē′kər net′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Computing[Facetious.]the transfer of electronic information by carrying the storage medium, esp. a floppy disk, from one computer to another.
  • 1985–90, American.

sneak•er•net  (snē′kər net′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Computing[Facetious.]the transfer of electronic information by carrying the storage medium, esp. a floppy disk, from one computer to another.
  • 1985–90, American.

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