access provider

noun

: internet service provider
… a separate, controversial proposal to redefine broadband access providers as telecommunications services.Cecilia Kang

Examples of access provider in a Sentence

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That agreement kept Microsoft’s software intact but barred the company from making deals with PC-makers and internet access providers. Peter Green, Quartz, 11 Aug. 2024 The Authorized Account Holder is the natural person who is assigned to the email address by the relevant Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the corresponding domain. chicagotribune.com, 20 Dec. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of access provider was in 1993

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“Access provider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/access%20provider. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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