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Glossary of Data Communications Terms
Courtesy Enterprise-Wide Computing, Inc.
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Term:
Internet
Definition:
The series of interconnected networks that includes local
area, regional, and national backbone networks. Networks
in the Internet use the same telecommunications protocol
(TCP/IP) and provide electronic mail, remote login, and
file transfer services. The Internet is the largest
internet in the world. Is a three level hierarchy composed
of backbone networks (e.g., NSFNET, MILNET), mid-level
networks, and stub networks. The Internet is a
multiprotocol internet. See also: backbone, mid-level
network, stub network, transit network, Internet Protocol,
Corporation for Research and Educational Networks, National
Science Foundation.
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