sneakernet
/ˈsniːkənet/ noun [S] informalDefinition
› IT used to refer to electronic information being moved physically from one computer to another on a CD, disk, etc.: In the days of "sneakernet," the only way to move files from one computer to another was by copying them to a disk and taking them to the recipient.
(Definition of sneakernet noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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