Definition of Internet

1. 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.

Exact synonyms: Cyberspace, Net
Generic synonyms: Computer Network

Definition of Internet

1. Proper noun. 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. ¹

2. Noun. Any set of computer networks that communicate using the Internet Protocol. (An intranet.) ¹

3. Noun. The Internet, the largest global internet. ¹

4. Noun. An internet connection, internet connectivity, access to the internet. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Internet

International Labour Organization
International Load Line
International Load Lines
International Maritime Organization
International Monetary Fund
International Phonetic Alphabet
International Relations and Security Network
International Society for Krishna Consciousness
International System
International System of Units
International Telecommunication Union
International Wanted Notice
Internationale
Internaut
Internet (current term)
Internet Protocol
Internet Relay Chat
Internet address
Internet addresses
Internet cafe
Internet cafes
Internet forum
Internet forums
Internet personalities
Internet personality
Internet predators
Internets
Internetter

Literary usage of Internet

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Pathogens of Soybean Seeds: Bibliographyby Andrew Kalinski by Andrew Kalinski (1994)
"The only requirement for using gopher is a connection to the Internet. ... The "client" software allows your Internet host to send requests across the ..."

2. A World's Fair for the Global Village by Carl Malamud (1997)
"Vint Cerf, one of the founders of the Internet and a senior vice ... Why celebrate the Internet, a primitive predecessor of the wonders yet to come, ..."

3. Classical Philologyby University of Chicago press, JSTOR (Organization) by University of Chicago press, JSTOR (Organization) (1917)
""A quarterly journal devoted to research in the languages, literatures, history, and life of classical antiquity.""

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