The term network neutrality was coined by Columbia professor Tim Wu in 2003 in a paper about what he called broadband discrimination.

2003 年，哥伦比亚大学教授蒂姆·吴在一篇关于宽带歧视的论文中创造了“网络中立性”一词。

In short, network neutrality is the principle that all packets on the internet should be treated equally.

简而言之，网络中立性原则是对互联网上的所有数据包一视同仁。