Internet

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

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The Internet is the single, interconnected, worldwide system of commercial, governmental, educational, and other computer networks that share (a) the protocol suite specified by the Internet Architecture Board (IAB), and (b) the name and address spaces managed by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

Framework senses

4 senses across 4 frameworks

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →

§1: A term to describe connecting multiple separate networks together.

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →

§1: The global system of interconnected computer networks that use the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to link billions of devices worldwide.

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →

§1: The Internet is the single, interconnected, worldwide system of commercial, governmental, educational, and other computer networks that share (a) the protocol suite specified by the Internet Architecture Board (IAB), and (b) the name and address spaces managed by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →

§1: The Internet is the single, interconnected, worldwide system of commercial, governmental, educational, and other computer networks that share (a) the protocol suite specified by the Internet Architecture Board (IAB), and (b) the name and address spaces managed by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).