the Internet

noun

: a system that connects computers throughout the world

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Connected cars are great—at least until some company leaves unencrypted location data on the Internet for anyone to find. Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024 Technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI), which have transformed industries from manufacturing to retail, are now reshaping MedTech. Rahul Saluja, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024 This was way before the Internet where there are millions of picture of everyone. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024 An investigation followed that would eventually trace the user name to a man who was posting to Reddit using the Internet at U-M. That man was Sissel. Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024 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 15 Jan. 2025.

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