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<p>A <b>network segment</b> is a portion of a <a href="page.php?w=computer_network">computer network</a>. The nature and extent of a segment depends on the nature of the network and the device or devices used to interconnect end stations.</p>

<p><big>Ethernet</big></p>
<p>According to the defining <a href="page.php?w=IEEE_802.3">IEEE 802.3</a> standards for <a href="page.php?w=Ethernet">Ethernet</a>, a network segment is an electrical connection between networked devices using a <a href="page.php?w=shared_medium">shared medium</a>. In the original <a href="page.php?w=10BASE5">10BASE5</a></p><p>
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