internet

  1. Proper noun.  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. Noun.  Any set of computer networks that communicate using the Internet Protocol. (An intranet.).
  3. Noun.  The Internet, the largest global internet.
  4. Noun.  An internet connection, internet connectivity, access to the internet.

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