Internet

proper nouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈɪntəˌnɛt//
United States//ˈɪn(t)ɚˌnɛt//
United States/[ˈɪɾ̃ɚˌnɛt]/

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.

proper noun

1
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.
2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreword", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xi [I]f you think the Internet existed in 1970, I can only guess that the education system has left at least one child behind.
2
informalThe global community of individuals communicating via the Internet.
We know how much the Internet has changed America. And we are already an open society. Imagine how much it could change China. Now, there is no question – China has been trying to crack down on the Internet. Good luck. That's sort of like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall.
Not to be confused with the Josh Hutcherson Saturday Night Live sketch that's almost impossible to find online, the tragedy of Peanut, an Instagram-famous squirrel that was euthanized late last month, has sent the internet into mourning.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Germanic *natją Proto-West Germanic *nati Old English nett Middle English net English net Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Germanic *werką Proto-West Germanic *werk Old English weorc Middle English werk English work English network English internetwork English Internet Coined by the U.S. Defense Department in 1986. Shortening of internetwork.

international · Of or having to do with more than one nation. Between or…International · A make of truck and other vehicles formerly manufactured by…internet · Internet access or connection; internet connectivity.

Internet · The global, decentralized network of computers which communicate with one another using the Internet protocol suite, which now forms a vital part of…

internship · A job taken by a student in order to learn a profession or…Interpol · The International Criminal Police Organization, an…interpret · To decode the meaning of a topic and then act, whether to…

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