Internet (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a vast computer network linking smaller computer networks worldwide: includes commercial, educational, governmental, and other networks, all of which use the same set of communications protocols: They advertised the sale in the local paper and on the internet.My insurance company offers incentives to refill prescriptions over the internet.Parents are advised to monitor their kids’ internet access and block websites with adult content.
Idioms
  1. break the internet,
    • (of a story, image, etc.) to go viral online and suddenly dominate public interest and discourse: Creative marketing for her new album broke the internet.
    • to cause internet technology or culture to change for the worse or cease to function: Could government surveillance and censorship break the internet forever?
  2. to be or post an article, comment, etc., on the internet that is particularly good or that earns the approval of others (often used sarcastically): That perceptive tweet of his won the internet last night.Very funny, intelligent tirade—you win the internet!
noun
  1. the single worldwide computer network that interconnects other computer networks, on which end-user services, such as World Wide Web sites or data archives, are located, enabling data and other information to be exchanged
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