Internet

Meaning

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.
2. (broadly, informal) The global community of individuals communicating via the Internet.

Synonyms

Net

net

cyberspace

I’net

network

W3

internet

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internet

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cyberverse

internets

cyberartist

intertrons

web

Translations

Internet

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Internet

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Internet

Internet

Internet

internet

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إنترنت

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internet

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internet

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internet

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διαδίκτυο

Διαδίκτυο

internet

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɪntəˌnɛt/

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁en-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁en-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér
Proto-Italic *ənter
Latin inter
Latin inter-bor.
English inter-
Proto-Indo-European *neHd-
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
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.

Sentences

The more people that can participate in the web , the better the Internet , and the world will be .

It seems that the elderly are having difficulties in using the Internet .

The reviews they wrote on the Internet were not quite objective .

Today I’m making the Internet more inclusive .

Anyone with access to the Internet can create a username and play for free .

The Internet of uncontrolled things brought us a distributed denial of service attack once again .