internet

See also: Internet, Întèrnet, and İnternet

English

Etymology

Coined by the United States Department of Defense in 1986, as a shortening of internetwork, from inter- +‎ network.

Alternative forms

• Internet

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɪntəˌnɛt/
• (US) enPR: ĭnʹtərnĕt', IPA^(key): /ˈɪɾ̃ɚˌnɛt/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

Noun

internet (plural internets)

1. (countable) Any set of computer networks that communicate using the Internet Protocol. (An intranet.)
2. (uncountable) The Internet, the largest global internet.
   • 2013 June 21, Oliver Burkeman, “The tao of tech”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 27:

     The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about "creating compelling content", or offering services that let you "stay up to date with what your friends are doing", "share the things you love with the world" and so on.

3. (countable) An internet connection, internet connectivity, access to the internet.

   Do you have internet at your place?  My internet is down and I want to check my email.

4. (countable, Internet slang, humorous) A fictitious unit of scoring, awarded for making outstanding posts.
   • 2008, Anonology, Re: Narconon Exposed tonight on Canadian TV, alt.religion.scientology, Usenet

     You did a nice job there Patty... you came off as intelligent, well-spoken, and concerned about the well being of the victims, in stark contrast to the self-serving, uncaring, unconcerned attitude of the Narconon spokeswoman. 100 internets for you!

   • 2010, Bilbo, Looking for a Billiard, alt.smokers.pipes, Usenet

     That's not a must, but 1000 internets go to the first person to find one.

   • 2010, Re: What Did You Watch? 2011-11-10 (Thursday), rec.arts.tv, Usenet

     You win one internet.

   • 2011, 10 Not So Insanely Great Things Apple Released Under Steve Jobs, rec.sport.pro-wrestling, Usenet

     I hope this is sarcastic. Otherwise -100 internets for you.

   • 2013, Devon H. O'Dell, [1], comp.os.plan9, Usenet

     Do I win an internet?

Usage notes

• When referring to the global internet, the term is frequently capitalized: Internet. Over time, however, this is becoming less common.
• The internet, the World Wide Web, and cyberspace are often erroneously considered synonymous.

Derived terms

• cable internet
• internet of things
• interweb, interwebs

See also

• Web
• Appendix:English internet slang

Translations

the Internet, largest global internet — see Internet

Verb

internet (third-person singular simple present internets, present participle internetting, simple past and past participle internetted)

1. (computing, informal) to use Internet; to search for something using Internet; to surf Internet

   Having no idea what that means, I am internetting like mad.

Anagrams

• renitent

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Catalan

Noun

internet m (plural internets)

1. internet

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Czech

Etymology

Borrowing from English Internet.

Pronunciation

• audio

  (file)

Noun

internet m

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

Declension

Declension of internet

	singular	plural
nominative	internet	internety
genitive	internetu	internetů
dative	internetu	internetům
accusative	internet	internety
vocative	internete	internety
locative	internetu	internetech
instrumental	internetem	internety

Derived terms

• internetový

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Danish

Etymology

Borrowing from English Internet.

Noun

internet n (singular definite internettet, not used in plural form)

1. internet

Synonyms

• nettet

Related terms

• internetforbindelse

See also

• WWW, World Wide Web

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪntərˌnɛt/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: in‧ter‧net

Etymology

Borrowing from English Internet.

Noun

internet n (uncountable)

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

Derived terms

Terms derived from internet

• internetaansluiting
• internetbankieren
• internetcafé

• internetprovider
• internetten

• internettoegang
• internetverkeer

Verb

internet

1. first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of internetten
2. imperative of internetten

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Finnish

Etymology

Borrowing from English Internet.

Noun

internet

1. internet

Declension

Inflection of internet (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		internet	—
genitive		internetin	—
partitive		internetiä	—
illative		internetiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		internet	—
accusative	nom.	internet	—
	gen.	internetin
genitive		internetin	—
partitive		internetiä	—
inessive		internetissä	—
elative		internetistä	—
illative		internetiin	—
adessive		internetillä	—
ablative		internetiltä	—
allative		internetille	—
essive		internetinä	—
translative		internetiksi	—
instructive		—	—
abessive		internetittä	—
comitative		—	—

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French

Etymology

Borrowing from English Internet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.nɛt/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

internet m (plural internets)

1. (singular only) the Internet

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

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Anagrams

• inertent

Further reading

• “internet” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Galician

Etymology

Borrowing from English Internet.

Noun

internet f (uncountable)

1. internet

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Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowing from English Internet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈintɛrnɛt]

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: in‧ter‧net

Noun

internet (plural internetek)

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

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	internet	internetek
accusative	internetet	interneteket
dative	internetnek	interneteknek
instrumental	internettel	internetekkel
causal-final	internetért	internetekért
translative	internetté	internetekké
terminative	internetig	internetekig
essive-formal	internetként	internetekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	internetben	internetekben
superessive	interneten	interneteken
adessive	internetnél	interneteknél
illative	internetbe	internetekbe
sublative	internetre	internetekre
allative	internethez	internetekhez
elative	internetből	internetekből
delative	internetről	internetekről
ablative	internettől	internetektől

Possessive forms of internet
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	internetem	interneteim
2nd person sing.	interneted	interneteid
3rd person sing.	internete	internetei
1st person plural	internetünk	interneteink
2nd person plural	internetetek	interneteitek
3rd person plural	internetük	interneteik

Derived terms

• internetes

(Compound words):

• internetadó
• internetprotokoll

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Italian

Alternative forms

• Internet

Etymology

Borrowing from English Internet.

Noun

internet f (invariable)

1. internet

Anagrams

• nitrente, trentine

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from English Internet.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩtɛɾˈnɛt/

Noun

internet f (uncountable)

1. internet

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:internet.

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowing from English Internet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /înternet/
• Hyphenation: in‧ter‧net

Noun

ȉnternet m (Cyrillic spelling и̏нтернет)

1. internet

References

• “internet” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowing from English Internet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in̪.teɾˈnet/

Noun

internet m, f (uncountable)

1. internet

Usage notes

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