Internet

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Inter·net (also inter·net)BrE [ˈɪntənet] NAmE [ˈɪntərnet] noun (usually the Internet) (also informal the Net)singular
an international computer network connecting other networks and computers from companies, universities, etc
• I looked it up on the Internet.
• You can buy our goods over the Internet.
•All the rooms have access to the Internet/Internet access.
•an Internet service provider (= a company that provides you with an Internet connection and services such as email, etc.)
see also ↑intranet, ↑WWW
See also: ↑internet

Word Origin:
[Internet] 1970s (denoting a computer network connecting two or more smaller networks): from ↑inter- ‘reciprocal, mutual’ + ↑network.

Collocations:
Email and the Internet
Email
receive/get/open an email
write/send/answer/forward/delete an email
check/read/access your email
block/filter (out) junk/spam/unsolicited email
exchange email addresses
open/check your inbox
junk mail fills/floods/clogs your inbox
have/set up an email account
open/send/contain an attachment
sign up for/receive email alerts
Connecting to the Internet
use/access/log onto the Internet/the Web
go online/on the Internet
have a high-speed/dial-up/broadband/wireless (Internet) connection
access/connect to/locate the server
use/open/close/launch a/your web browser
browse/surf/search/scour the Internet/the Web
send/contain/spread/detect a (computer/email) virus
update your anti-virus software
install/use/configure a firewall
accept/enable/block/delete cookies
Using the Internet
visit/check a website/an Internet site/sb's blog
create/design/launch a website/social networking site
start/write/post/read a blog
update your blog/a website
be in/meet sb in/go into/enter an Internet chat room
download/upload music/software/a song/a podcast/a file/a copy of sth
share information/data/files
post a comment/message on a website/an online message board/a web forum/an internet chat room
stream video/audio/music/content over the Internet
join/participate in/visit/provide a (web-based/web/online/Internet/discussion) forum
generate/increase/monitor Internet traffic

Example Bank:
•Attempts to regulate the Internet are usually doomed to failure.
•He likes watching movies, reading, and surfing the Internet.
•It is possible to earn a degree over the Internet.
•Many of the sites launched at the peak of the Internet boom have now disappeared.
•More and more people are shopping on the Internet.
•Registering an Internet domain name is now an essential part of setting up a company.
•She likes to go on the Internet in the evenings.
•She often talks to fans via live Internet chats.
•She went on the Internet to check air fares.
•The auction was held in Paris with an Internet link to New York.
•They began scouring the Internet for information about his condition.
•Thousands logged on to view the live Internet broadcast of the concert.
•Travellers can check their email at the Internet cafe in the square.
•a broadband/high-speed Internet connection
•issues facing the music industry in the Internet age
•software for downloading Internet files
•the bank's Internet arm
•the challenges of providing Internet connectivity to rural communities
•the laying of fast networks to carry Internet traffic
•unlimited/unmetered Internet access