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The internet could be a very positive step towards education, organisation and participation in a meaningful society.
Noam Chomsky

Meaning of "the internet" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THE INTERNET

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WHAT DOES THE INTERNET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

the internet

Internet

The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to link several billion devices worldwide. It is a network of networks that consists of millions of private, public, academic, business, and government networks, of local to global scope, that are linked by a broad array of electronic, wireless, and optical networking technologies. The Internet carries an extensive range of information resources and services, such as the inter-linked hypertext documents and applications of the World Wide Web, the infrastructure to support email, and peer-to-peer networks for file sharing and telephony.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE INTERNET

the Ice Blacks
the ignition
the Indies
the Industrial Revolution
the inevitable
the inferno
the intelligentsia
the interim
the Interior
the Internationale
the Irish
the Islands
the Ivory Coast
the Ivy League
the jack
the Jacobite Rebellion
the javelin
the jaws
the jazz age
the Jewry

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE INTERNET

barnet
burnet
cabernet
carnet
cornet
cross-garnet
Ethernet
evernet
field cornet
foscarnet
garnet
gurnet
hairnet
hornet
ice-cream cornet
internet
overnet
salad burnet

Synonyms and antonyms of the internet in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «THE INTERNET»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «the internet» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of the internet

Translation of «the internet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE INTERNET

Find out the translation of the internet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of the internet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «the internet» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

互联网
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la Internet
570 millions of speakers

English

the internet
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

इंटरनेट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإنترنت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

интернет
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

a Internet
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইন্টারনেট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´Internet
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Internet
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

das Internet
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

インターネット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

인터넷
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Internet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

internet
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இணையம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इंटरनेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

internet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Internet
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

www
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

інтернет
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

internet
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

το διαδίκτυο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die internet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

internet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

internett
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the internet

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE INTERNET»

The term «the internet» is very widely used and occupies the 3.116 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE INTERNET» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «the internet» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «the internet» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about the internet

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «THE INTERNET»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word the internet.
1
Diane Abbott
When fast food is not a treat but a dietary staple, the children surf the internet all day in dark corners of the room and are bombarded with latest gadgets. Things replace parental standards.
2
Randy Bachman
The fact that the internet is so active; people can now speak to me indirectly.
3
Berenice Bejo
I spent hours on the internet looking at how glamorous actresses winked and how they would put their hand on their waist, and I was told to look at how they would walk in a room and how her body takes place of everything.
4
Tim Berners-Lee
There was a time when people felt the internet was another world, but now people realise it's a tool that we use in this world.
5
Edward de Bono
There's a danger in the internet and social media. The notion that information is enough, that more and more information is enough, that you don't have to think, you just have to get more information - gets very dangerous.
6
Jack Bruce
Well all the big companies are really panicked by the internet thing and all that, and sales went down, although sales have gone up again in this country a bit and also the big companies, because they're so big, they need big sales really so they're not really interested.
7
James Chanos
The investment we're all looking for is actually saving labor... Look at what the internet is doing to retail.
8
Lee Child
I have three desks. One empty for paperwork, one for the internet and email, and one for the writing computer.
9
Noam Chomsky
The internet could be a very positive step towards education, organisation and participation in a meaningful society.
10
China Chow
I feel like contemporary art is everywhere now and with the rise of the internet, it's so much easier to see what artists are doing and to follow their careers.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE INTERNET»

Discover the use of the internet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the internet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Internet Book: Everything You Need to Know about ...
In each case, the text explains how the service operates and how it uses facilities in the underlying system.
Douglas Comer, 2007
2
Tubes: Behind the Scenes at the Internet
And what if it breaks? In Tubes Andrew Blum takes us on a gripping backstage tour of the real but hidden world of the Internet, introducing us to the remarkable clan of insiders and eccentrics who own, design and run it everyday.
Andrew Blum, 2012
3
Inventing the Internet
Janet Abbate recounts the key players and technologies that allowed the Internet todevelop; but her main focus is always on the social and cultural factors that influenced theInternet's design and use.
Janet Abbate, 2000
4
Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins Of The Internet
Where Wizards Stay Up Late is the exciting story of the pioneers responsible for creating the most talked about, most influential, and most far-reaching communications breakthrough since the invention of the telephone.
Katie Hafner, Matthew Lyon, 1999
5
The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
This is a book that will forever alter the way we think about media and our minds.
Nicholas Carr, 2011
6
The Filter Bubble: How the New Personalized Web Is Changing ...
Drawing on interviews with both cyber-skeptics and cyber-optimists, from the co-founder of OK Cupid, an algorithmically-driven dating website, to one of the chief visionaries of U.S. information warfare, THE FILTER BUBBLE tells the story of ...
Eli Pariser, 2011
7
The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor, and Privacy on the ...
This engrossing book, brimming with amazing examples of gossip, slander, and rumour on the Internet, explores the profound implications of the online collision between free speech and privacy.
Daniel J. Solove, 2007
8
Children and the Internet
Uniquely, Children and the Internet reveals the complex dynamic between online opportunities and online risks, exploring this in relation to much debated issues such as: · Digital in/exclusion · Learning and literacy · Peer networking ...
Sonia Livingstone, 2013
9
Language and the Internet
A revealing insight into the language of the Internet, looking at e-mail, chat, the Web, instant messaging and blogging.
David Crystal, 2006
10
Who Controls the Internet? : Illusions of a Borderless ...
Well written and filled with fascinating examples, including colorful portraits of many key players in Internet history, this is a work that is bound to stir heated debate in the cyberspace community.
Jack Goldsmith Henry L. Shattuck Professor of Law Harvard University, Tim Wu Professor of Law Columbia Law School, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE INTERNET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the internet is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Chryslers can be hacked over the Internet
A flaw in several Chrysler models lets hackers remotely control them over the Internet, posing an unprecedented danger for American drivers. Hackers can cut ... «CNNMoney, Jul 15»
2
The White House Is Giving Free Internet to Thousands
Schools today are more focused than ever on using the power of the Internet to educate our children. That's why they spend millions of dollars on technology to ... «Wired, Jul 15»
3
2015: The Year We Saved the Internet
It's Friday, so let's look at the Historic Internet Moments ledger for 2015. Net neutrality survived a direct assault. Comcast's monopolistic pursuit of Time Warner ... «Wired, Apr 15»
4
#TheDress: The story behind the internet sensation
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — There are debates on the Internet… and then there was “The Dress.” If you were online on Thursday night, you know what ... «fox8.com, Feb 15»
5
An Open Internet That Works for Everyone
Fifty years after the Internet's creation, 3 billion individuals across the globe now use it to engage in all aspects of society: connecting with friends, shopping, ... «Huffington Post, Feb 15»
6
Cord Cutters Rejoice: Dish Is Bringing Live Sports to Internet TV
Live sports is the last big battleground for cord cutters. For all the services that let people watch television content over the internet—from Netflix to HBO's ... «Wired, Jan 15»
7
Who's Behind The Internet Outages In North Korea, Anyway?
North Korea blamed the U.S. and called President Obama a “monkey” today when the country's Internet and mobile network went down for the third time this ... «TechCrunch, Dec 14»
8
What Does It Mean to 'Break the Internet'?
Late Tuesday night, Kim Kardashian's butt announced it would “break the Internet” when it appeared on the cover of Paper magazine. But what does “breaking ... «TIME, Nov 14»
9
#TheBrief: The Battle for Control of the Internet
President Obama took to the White House YouTube channel Monday to call for broadband internet providers to be regulated as a utility — a move that signals ... «TIME, Nov 14»
10
How copyright law blocks cheap Internet TV: In Plain English
In exchange, they send you network television over the Internet. The fee is small because ... It sends the data over the Internet. The service basically caused the ... «SCOTUSblog, Jun 14»

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