English Explanatory Dictionary

internet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Internet (“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”).
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Internet (“global community of individuals communicating via the Internet”).
noun
  1. Internet access or connection; internet connectivity.
  2. Any set of computer networks that communicate using the Internet Protocol; an intranet.
  3. A fictitious unit of scoring awarded for making outstanding posts on the internet.
  4. The knowledge or ability to read the room, especially to avoid being politically incorrect, chiefly to make light of someone's lack of such knowledge, implied to be gained only from active use of social media.
verb
  1. To use the internet; specifically, to search for information by using the internet.
verb
  1. To entwine or link (several things) together, so as to form a network; to interconnect, to network.
  2. To connect (a computer, an electronic device, etc.) into a computer network (in particular, the Internet).
name
  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. The global community of individuals communicating via the Internet.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪntəˌnɛt/ ĭnʹtərnĕt' /ˈɪn(t)əɹˌnɛt/ En-us-internet.ogg /ˈɪn.ʈəˌnɛʈ/ /ɪnˈʈɜʳˌnɛʈ/ /ˌɪntəˈnɛt/ /ˈɪntɚˌnɛt/ /ˌɪntɚˈnɛt/ [-ɾɚ-] /ˈɪn(t)ɚˌnɛt/ [ˈɪɾ̃ɚˌnɛt] En-uk-Internet.ogg

Word forms

internet the internet internets internetting internetted

Etymology

The noun is a variant of Internet. The verb is derived from the noun.

Synonyms

interweave

Related words

Web extranet intranet

Derived words

alive internet theory anternet cable internet cellular internet dead internet theory internet checkpoint internet linguistics internet of things internet pitstop internetty interweb interwebs living internet theory on the internet postinternet splinternet wireless internet internetting internetter internetted break the Internet Internet feed Internet of Everything Internet Protocol Internet radio Internet service provider Munchausen by Internet Swatch Internet Time the Internet never forgets
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