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Media Converter
     
         A component used in {Ethernet}, although it is
        not part of the {IEEE} standard.  The IEEE standard states
        that all {segments} must be linked with {repeaters}.  Media
        converters were developed as a simpler, cheaper alternative to
        repeaters.  However, in the 1990s the cost difference between
        the two is negligible.
     
        (1996-12-09)