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Alternative letter-case form of Internet (“the specific internet consisting of a global network of computers that communicate using Internet Protocol (IP) and that use Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) to identify the best paths to route those communications”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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name
Alternative letter-case form of Internet (“global community of individuals communicating via the Internet”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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name
The global, decentralized network of computers which communicate with one another using the Internet protocol suite, which now forms a vital part of global communication, content sharing, and information exchange systems.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
The global community of individuals communicating via the Internet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, informal
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noun
Internet access or connection; internet connectivity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Any set of computer networks that communicate using the Internet Protocol; an intranet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
A fictitious unit of scoring awarded for making outstanding posts on the internet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, countable, humorous, uncountable
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noun
The knowledge or ability to read the room, especially to avoid being politically incorrect, chiefly to make light of someone's lack of such knowledge, implied to be gained only from active use of social media.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, countable, humorous, uncountable
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verb
To use the internet; specifically, to search for information by using the internet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, informal, intransitive
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verb
To entwine or link (several things) together, so as to form a network; to interconnect, to network.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive, archaic, rare
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Synonyms: interweave
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verb
To connect (a computer, an electronic device, etc.) into a computer network (in particular, the Internet).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive, specifically
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: net, cyberspace
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Broader terms: computer network
History
The noun is a variant of Internet. The verb is derived from the noun.
Coined by the U.S. Defense Department in 1986. Shortening of internetwork.
From inter- (prefix meaning ‘amid, among; between’) + net (“to form a netting or network”).
Across languages
215 source translations are retained for this English entry.
