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internet.

Internet access or connection; internet connectivity.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɪn.təˌnɛt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɪn.(t)ɚˌnɛt/US/ˈɪn.təˌnet/Australia
  1. Internet access or connection; internet connectivity.

    uncountable
    Do you have internet at your place? My internet is down and I want to check my email.
  2. Any set of computer networks that communicate using the Internet Protocol; an intranet.

    countable
  3. A fictitious unit of scoring awarded for making outstanding posts on the internet.

    Internet · countable · humorous · uncountable
  4. The knowledge or ability to read the room, especially to avoid being politically incorrect, chiefly to make light of someone's lack of such knowledge, implied to be gained only from active use of social media.

    Internet · countable · humorous · uncountable
Where this word comes from

The noun is a variant of Internet. The verb is derived from the noun.

verb/ˈɪn.təˌnɛt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɪn.(t)ɚˌnɛt/US/ˈɪn.təˌnet/Australia
  1. To use the internet; specifically, to search for information by using the internet.

    Internet · informal · intransitive
    Having no idea what that means, I am internetting like mad.
Where this word comes from

The noun is a variant of Internet. The verb is derived from the noun.

verb/ˈɪntəˌnɛt/Received-Pronunciation/ˌɪntəˈnɛt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɪntɚˌnɛt/General-American/ˌɪntɚˈnɛt/General-American
  1. To entwine or link (several things) together, so as to form a network; to interconnect, to network.

    ambitransitive · archaic · rare
  2. To connect (a computer, an electronic device, etc.) into a computer network (in particular, the Internet).

    ambitransitive · specifically
Where this word comes from

From inter- (prefix meaning ‘amid, among; between’) + net (“to form a netting or network”).

name/ˈɪn.təˌnɛt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɪn.(t)ɚˌnɛt/US/ˈɪn.təˌnet/Australia
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Internet (“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”).

    alt-of
    Most newspapers are available on the internet now.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Internet (“global community of individuals communicating via the Internet”).

    alt-of
    As soon as the trailer was released, the internet went nuts.
Where this word comes from

The noun is a variant of Internet. The verb is derived from the noun.

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