internet

UK /ˈɪn.təˌnɛt/ · US /ˈɪn.(t)ɚˌnɛt/ noun, verb, proper noun

Forms internets internetting internetted the internet

1. noun (uncountable) Internet access or connection; internet connectivity. “Do you have internet at your place? My internet is down and I want to check my email.”
2. noun (countable) Any set of computer networks that communicate using the Internet Protocol; an intranet.
3. noun (Internet slang, humorous) A fictitious unit of scoring awarded for making outstanding posts on the internet.
4. noun (Internet slang, humorous) The knowledge or ability to read the room, especially to avoid being politically incorrect, chiefly to make light of someone's lack of such knowledge, implied to be gained only from active use of social media.
5. verb (intransitive, Internet, informal) To use the internet; specifically, to search for information by using the internet. “Having no idea what that means, I am internetting like mad.”
6. verb (archaic, rare) To entwine or link (several things) together, so as to form a network; to interconnect, to network.
7. verb (specifically, networking) To connect (a computer, an electronic device, etc.) into a computer network (in particular, the Internet).
8. proper noun The global, decentralized network of computers which communicate with one another using the Internet protocol suite, which now forms a vital part of global communication, content sharing, and information exchange systems.
9. proper noun (by extension, informal) The global community of individuals communicating via the Internet.

Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 — from the Wiktionary entry “internet”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details