[snee-ker-net] 
| Facetious. the transfer of electronic information by carrying the storage medium, esp. a floppy disk, from one computer to another. |
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.
(2003-07-02)