Computer connection confused ten and three (8)
I believe the answer is:
ethernet
'computer connection' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'confused ten and three' is the wordplay.
'confused' is an anagram indicator.
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'ten' after 'three' is 'threeten'.
'threeten' anagrammed gives 'ETHERNET'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ethernet that I've seen before include "Network of a number of computers" , "System connecting several computers" , "food" , "comms system" , "Local area computer network" .)