Internet

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the worldwide computer network that lets people share information and communicate.

   Most newspapers are available on the internet now.

2. 2
   noun

   a connection to the internet.

   My internet is down, so I can't check my email.

3. 3
   verb

   to use the internet, especially to search for information.

   I spent the evening internetting to find a good recipe.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *ənter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *neHd- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *natją Proto-West Germanic *nati Old English nett Middle English net English net Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Germanic *werką Proto-West Germanic *werk Old English weorc Middle English werk English work English network English internetwork English Internet Coined by the U.S. Defense Department in 1986. Shortening of internetwork.

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