GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   internet (ĭntẽrnĕt), n. A large network3 of numerous computers connected through a number of major nodes of high-speed computers having high-speed communications channels between the major nodes, and numerous minor nodes allowing electronic communication among millions of computers around the world; -- usually referred to as the internet.  It is the basis for the World-Wide Web.
   
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