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internet (iou)



internet verb & noun. As noun now usu. Internet. M20.
[from INTER- 1 + NET(WORK.]
Telecommunications & Computing.
A. verb trans. & intrans. Infl. -tt-. Connect or be connected to a computer network (now esp. the Internet). M20.
b. noun. Orig. (in form internet), a computer network consisting of or connecting a number of smaller networks, such as two or more local area networks connected by a shared communications protocol. Now (usu. the Internet), a global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities to its users, and consisting of a loose confederation of interconnected networks which use standardized communication protocols. L20.
Comb.: Internet Protocol a standard that specifies the format and addressing scheme of packets of data sent over the Internet or other network.