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Chariot Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

internet

Is there a word "internet"? I don't think so. I am not sure and I'd like to hear your affirmation.

I think "Internet" is a proper noun, standing for a particular computer network. Thanks.
  

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According to a dictionary:... "... an international computer network providing e-mail and information from computers in educational institutions, government agencies, and industry, accessible to the general public via modem links.

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  • According to a dictionary:...
  • "...
  • an international computer network providing e-mail and information from computers in educational institutions, government agencies, and industry, accessible to the general public via modem links.
  • : from inter- [reciprocal, mutual] + network .
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According to a dictionary:...

"... an international computer network providing e-mail and information from computers in educational institutions, government agencies, and industry, accessible to the general public via modem links.
ORIGIN late 20th cent.: from inter- [reciprocal, mutual] + network .

Thesaurus:
noun: e.g. "available on the Internet", World Wide Web, Web,
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