Meaning

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”)..

Definitions by Sense

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”).
3. (uncountable) Internet access or connection; internet connectivity.
4. (countable) Any set of computer networks that communicate using the Internet Protocol; an intranet.
5. (Internet slang, humorous) A fictitious unit of scoring awarded for making outstanding posts on the internet.
6. (Internet slang, humorous) 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.
7. (intransitive, Internet, informal) To use the internet; specifically, to search for information by using the internet.
8. (archaic, rare) To entwine or link (several things) together, so as to form a network; to interconnect, to network.

Example Sentences

Most newspapers are available on the internet now.

The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about "creating compelling content", or offering services that let you "stay up to date with what your friends are doing", "share the things you love with the world" and so on.

He was able to do this because the internet, which had been publicly available since January 1983, enabled it.

As soon as the trailer was released, the internet went nuts.

In 2014, a hot dog entrepreneur, Laura Ustick, general manager of Superdawg in Chicago, Illinois, asked the internet to get behind her in support of the Emoji Hot Dog.

On Friday, as the internet reacted to the video of Thomas getting arrested for walking in the street, the city rushed out a statement explaining what happened around noon last Wednesday.

One of their most recognised challenges was posting a photo of an animal from their collection and challenging users to Photoshop that image into other paintings. @TheMERL gave the call to action and the internet answered.

Do you have internet at your place? My internet is down and I want to check my email.

Word Forms

• the internet
• internets
• internetting
• internetted

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Use internet when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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