“T h e Internet (also know n sim p ly as th e N et) is th e w orld w id e, pub licly accessib le system of interconnected computer networks that transmit data by packet switching using the standard Internet Protocol (IP). It consists of millions of smaller business, academic, domestic, and government networks, which together carry various information and services, such as electronic mail, online chat, and the interlinked W eb pages and oth er d ocu m ents of th e W orld W id e W eb.”
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