Internet
Meaning
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.
Frequency
Hyphenated as
Inter‧net
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɪntəˌnɛt/
Etymology
Coined by the U.S. Defense Department in 1986, shortening of internetwork.
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