'internet' definitions:
Definition of 'internet'
(from WordNet)
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 [syn: internet, net, cyberspace]
Definition of 'internet'
From: GCIDE
- internet \in"ter*net\ ([i^]n"t[~e]r*n[e^]t), n. 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. [PJC]