the Internet

noun

: a system that connects computers throughout the world

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That prompted a separate investigation coordinated with the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, per police. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026 At the end of the day the commenter community on BaT is unlike any on the Internet. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 29 Oct. 2026 Most damage to the undersea cables that form the Internet’s backbone is the result of accidents involving bottom-trawling fishing nets and ship anchors dragging on the seabed, with storms and undersea landslides also factoring in. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 28 Oct. 2026 And somewhat the way Google is interchangeable with looking something up on the Internet. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the Internet

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“The Internet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Internet. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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