sneakernet
Carrying a portable storage device such as a flash drive from one machine to another to exchange information. The term came from the days of floppy disks, when there were no networks; however, there are still occasions when networks cannot be accessed easily and sneakernet is the only solution. Floppies were superseded by a raft of portable disk cartridges, all winding up as history after the USB flash drive became popular (for earlier disk devices, see magnetic disk). See USB drive. |
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| The way to transfer data in a workgroup when the network is down. A very reliable method. |
| sneakernet - /snee'ker-net/ Term used (generally with ironic intent) for
transfer of electronic information by physically carrying
tape, disks, or other media from one machine to another. "Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon filled with magtape, or a 747 filled with CD-ROMs." Also called tennis-net, armpit-net, floppy-net, shoe-net, walk-net, foot-net. |
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