internet
The internet is a huge computer network made up of smaller computer networks. You're on the internet right now!
When you visit a website for news, videos, social networking, email — or even this definition — you’re on the internet. The internet — which is usually, though not always, capitalized — connects computers, allowing you to send and receive information. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, email, and many other forms of communication could not exist without the internet, which uses TCP/IP network protocols. People get on the internet using computers, smartphones, and other electronic devices. The Internet is also called cyberspace and the net.
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a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
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synonyms:
cyberspace, net
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type of:
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computer network
(computer science) a network of computers
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computer network
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