internet

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[edit] English

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[edit] Noun

Singular
internet

Plural
internets

internet (plural internets)

  1. Any set of computer networks that communicate using the Internet Protocol. (An intranet.)
  2. The Internet, the largest global internet.

[edit] Usage notes

  • Usually the global internet is referred to as the Internet, capitalised.
  • However popular usage (e.g. BBC and Timesonline) increasingly follows normal grammatical rules with a lower-case i.

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[edit] Bosnian

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internet m.

  1. the Internet
  2. internet (any set of computer networks)

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internet m.

  1. the Internet
  2. internet (any set of computer networks)

[edit] Dutch

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  • Hyphenation: in‧ter‧net

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internet n. (no plural, no diminutive)

  1. Internet (specific internet consisting of the global network of computers)

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[edit] Finnish

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internet

  1. internet

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[edit] French

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From American English Internet.

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internet m.

  1. the Internet
    Il a rencontré beaucoup d'amis sur internet la semaine dernière.

[edit] Hungarian

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  • IPA: /ˈintɛrnɛt/
  • Hyphenation: in‧ter‧net

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internet

  1. Internet (specific internet consisting of the global network of computers)

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English

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internet f. inv. (Also: Internet)

  1. internet

[edit] Serbian

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internet m. (Cyrillic spelling: интернет)

  1. the Internet
  2. internet (any set of computer networks)

[edit] Spanish

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internet (uncountable)

  1. internet

[edit] Usage notes

  • Internet is an ambiguous noun with no definite gender; both el and la are used.