the Internet

noun

: a system that connects computers throughout the world

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Joyce describes the opportunity as similar to what online retail did early in the Internet era, when e-commerce platforms reorganized the brick-and-mortar experience by owning the infrastructure underneath it. Jason Phillips, USA Today, 18 June 2026 The threat actor, which Diachenko said was criminally motivated, started by mass-scanning the Internet for FortiGate remote login endpoints. Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 17 June 2026 In much the same way that Gen Z was a unique marketing puzzle as the first cohort weaned on the Internet, Gen Alpha is the first to be shaped by artificial intelligence, social media, and frictionless e-commerce. Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 History is fresh and easy to find across the Internet. Joel Feder, The Drive, 10 June 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 20 Jun. 2026.

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