the Internet

noun

: a system that connects computers throughout the world

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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 The mainframe computer, the personal computer, the Internet, data science, machine learning, and large language models have made possible astounding advances in scientific research, communication, education, public health, and a thousand other realms of human endeavor. Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024 Rocking the Internet By Katherine McLaughlin Celebrity Style Matthew Perry’s Midcentury Los Angeles Home Sells for $8.55 Million By Katie Schultz AD Pro Benjamin Moore Says These Colors Will Rule Interiors in 2025 By Tim Nelson Mel Studach is a writer and editor based in New York City. Mel Studach, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 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 21 Dec. 2024.

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