Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A publicly accessible system of networks that connects computers around the world via the TCP/IP protocol.
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- proper noun The specific
internet consisting of a globalnetwork ofcomputers that communicate using Internet Protocol (IP) and that use Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) to identify the best paths to route those communications.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Internet Explorer 9 Pack: Internet Explorer 9 32-bit Edition with Uninstaller, C: \Program Files (x86) \Internet Explorer (x86) \iexplore x86. exe, Internet Explorer 9 64-bit Edition with Uninstaller, C: \Program Files\Internet Explorer (ia64, x64\iexplore ia64, x64. exe Windows 2000,
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Internet Explorer 9 Pack: Internet Explorer 9 32-bit Edition with Uninstaller, C: \Program Files (x86) \Internet Explorer (x86) \iexplore x86. exe, Internet Explorer 9 64-bit Edition with Uninstaller, C: \Program Files\Internet Explorer (ia64, x64\iexplore ia64, x64. exe Windows 2000,
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Internet Explorer 9 Pack: Internet Explorer 9 32-bit Edition with Uninstaller, C: \Program Files (x86) \Internet Explorer (x86) \iexplore x86. exe, Internet Explorer 9 64-bit Edition with Uninstaller, C: \Program Files\Internet Explorer (ia64, x64\iexplore ia64, x64. exe Windows 2000,
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Internet Explorer 9 Pack: Internet Explorer 9 32-bit Edition with Uninstaller, C: \Program Files (x86) \Internet Explorer (x86) \iexplore x86. exe, Internet Explorer 9 64-bit Edition with Uninstaller, C: \Program Files\Internet Explorer (ia64, x64\iexplore ia64, x64. exe Windows 2000,
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Internet Explorer 9 Pack: Internet Explorer 9 32-bit Edition with Uninstaller, C: \Program Files (x86) \Internet Explorer (x86) \iexplore x86. exe, Internet Explorer 9 64-bit Edition with Uninstaller, C: \Program Files\Internet Explorer (ia64, x64\iexplore ia64, x64. exe Windows 2000,
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Internet Explorer 9 Pack: Internet Explorer 9 32-bit Edition with Uninstaller, C: \Program Files (x86) \Internet Explorer (x86) \iexplore x86. exe, Internet Explorer 9 64-bit Edition with Uninstaller, C: \Program Files\Internet Explorer (ia64, x64\iexplore ia64, x64. exe Windows 2000,
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At first look, the term "Internet Service Bus" almost immediately draws an equal sign to 'Enterprise Service Bus' ESB, and aspects of other current solutions, such as ones mentioned above, targeted at addressing issues in systems and application integration for enterprises.
Site Home David C. Chou 2011
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Consider, for example, the definition of Internet advertising service: "The term Internet advertising service means a service that serves an online advertisement in viewable form for any period of time on an Internet site."
Ars Technica Ars Staff 2011
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This article was first published in the UAE's Gulf News under the title "Internet an opportunity, not a threat, to Newspapers".
Faisal J. Abbas: New Media an Opportunity, Not a Threat, in Middle East Faisal J. Abbas 2011
alexz commented on the word Internet
Internet vs internet
It depends on your style guide and if you're referring to it in a formal sense.
Big I Internet is a big entity which came out of research projects with ALLCAPS acronyms. It's all formal and centralized.
Little i internet is in the background at the office or coffee shop providing general connectivity. It's there and it's not the main topic of the conversation.
April 12, 2016