noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈsniːkənɛt/
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General-American:/ˈsnikɚˌnɛt/
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noun
Meaning 1
A method of transferring a computer file from one computer to another by copying it to a floppy disk, thumb drive, or some other external storage device, carrying the device to the other computer, and saving the file there, in contrast to electronic methods used by networked computers to transfer data.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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History
Etymology
From sneaker (“running shoe”) + net (“network”), a reference to a person wearing sneakers walking from one computer to another.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
球鞋網絡 /球鞋网络
(qiúxiéwǎngluò)
— method of transferring a computer file from one computer to another by copying it to an external storage device, carrying the device to the other computer, and saving the file there
Chinese Mandarin:
球鞋網路 /球鞋网路
(qiúxiéwǎnglù)
— method of transferring a computer file from one computer to another by copying it to an external storage device, carrying the device to the other computer, and saving the file there
German:
Turnschuhnetzwerk
— method of transferring a computer file from one computer to another by copying it to an external storage device, carrying the device to the other computer, and saving the file there
Japanese:
スニーカーネット
— method of transferring a computer file from one computer to another by copying it to an external storage device, carrying the device to the other computer, and saving the file there
Korean:
스니커넷
(seunikeonet)
— method of transferring a computer file from one computer to another by copying it to an external storage device, carrying the device to the other computer, and saving the file there
Russian:
флоппинет
(floppinet)
— method of transferring a computer file from one computer to another by copying it to an external storage device, carrying the device to the other computer, and saving the file there
Slovene:
sprehajalno omrežje
— method of transferring a computer file from one computer to another by copying it to an external storage device, carrying the device to the other computer, and saving the file there
Ukrainian:
флоппінет
(floppinet)
— method of transferring a computer file from one computer to another by copying it to an external storage device, carrying the device to the other computer, and saving the file there
