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- [in-ter-net]
- /ˈɪn tərˌnɛt/
- /ˈɪntənet/
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- [in-ter-net]
- /ˈɪn tərˌnɛt/
Definitions of internet word
- noun internet a vast computer network linking smaller computer networks worldwide (usually preceded by the). The Internet includes commercial, educational, governmental, and other networks, all of which use the same set of communications protocols. 1
- noun internet The lowercase form internet is regularly used in technology-related publications and in most informal writing such as social media posts, email, and text messages. And lowercase is increasingly being used in formal, edited writing such as newspapers. The related term intranet (a private, usually restricted network) is only written lowercase and often takes the indefinite article: The company has an intranet to access its business records. 1
- noun internet A global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols. 1
- noun internet world-wide computer network 1
- adjective internet relating to the internet 1
- noun Definition of internet in Technology (networking) 1. With a lower-case "i", any set of networks interconnected with routers. 2. With an upper-case "I", the world's collection of interconnected networks. The Internet is a three-level hierarchy composed of backbone networks, mid-level networks, and stub networks. These include commercial (.com or .co), university (.ac or .edu) and other research networks (.org, .net) and military (.mil) networks and span many different physical networks around the world with various protocols, chiefly the Internet Protocol. Until the advent of the web in 1990, the Internet was almost entirely unknown outside universities and corporate research departments and was accessed mostly via command line interfaces such as telnet and FTP. Since then it has grown to become a ubiquitous aspect of modern information systems, becoming highly commercial and a widely accepted medium for all sort of customer relations such as advertising, brand building and online sales and services. Its original spirit of cooperation and freedom have, to a great extent, survived this explosive transformation with the result that the vast majority of information available on the Internet is free of charge. While the web (primarily in the form of HTML and HTTP) is the best known aspect of the Internet, there are many other protocols in use, supporting applications such as electronic mail, chat, remote login and file transfer. There were 20,242 unique commercial domains registered with InterNIC in September 1994, 10% more than in August 1994. In 1996 there were over 100 Internet access providers in the US and a few in the UK (e.g. the BBC Networking Club, Demon, PIPEX). There are several bodies associated with the running of the Internet, including the Internet Architecture Board, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, the Internet Engineering and Planning Group, Internet Engineering Steering Group, and the Internet Society. See also NYsernet, EUNet. 1
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Origin of internet
First appearance:
before 1970 One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1970-75; inter- + net(work)
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Parts of speech for Internet
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internet popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
internet usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for internet
noun internet
- cyberspace — In computer technology, cyberspace refers to data banks and networks, considered as a place.
- world wide web — a system of extensively interlinked hypertext documents: a branch of the Internet (usually preceded by the). Abbreviation: WWW.
- information superhighway — internet
- www — World-Wide Web
- arpanet — Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
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