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trelaneyesterday at 10:05 PM3 repliesview on HN

What is "CPE" in this context? It's probably not "Common Platform Enumeration" (my top results for "cpe linux") or "Customer-Premises Equipment." ("cpe networking")


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landdateyesterday at 10:21 PM

Googling "cpe vs router" shows websites comparing "Customer Premises Equipment" with routers. I don't think it fits though.

0o_MrPatrick_o0today at 3:21 AM

Customer premises equipment.

People who use this term are in telco.

bombcaryesterday at 10:15 PM

I think it's your second one (used to be called the "modem" in the modem→router→ pc setups of yore).

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