the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A large network{3} of numerous computers connected through a number of major nodes of high-speed computers having high-speed communications channels between the major nodes, and numerous minor nodes allowing electronic communication among millions of computers around the world; -- usually referred to as the internet. It is the basis for the World-Wide Web.
noun.
Any set of computer networks that communicate using the Internet Protocol. (An intranet.)
noun.
The Internet, the largest global internet.
noun.
An internet connection, internet connectivity, access to the internet.
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noun.
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
Word Usage
"The correct rule, obviously, is to judge internet obscenity by the standards of the *appropriate community on the internet*."