English Explanatory Dictionary

anternet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The means by which ants communicate with each other, analogous to the TCP/IP algorithm that the internet uses to control the flow of data.

Pronunciation

/ˈæntəˌnɛt/ /ˈæn(t)ɚˌnɛt/

Word forms

anternet

Etymology

Blend of ant + internet. Coined by Balaji Prabhakar, a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at Stanford University.

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