Information Science

Internet

A loose confederation of computer communication networks around the world. The networks that make up the Internet are connected through several backbone networks. The Internet grew out of the US Government ARPAnet project and was designed to facilitate information exchange.

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A loose confederation of computer communication networks around the world. The networks that make up the Internet are connected through several backbone networks. The Internet grew out of the US Government ARPAnet project and was designed to facilitate information exchange.

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5 entry terms
  • World Wide Web
  • Web, World Wide
  • Wide Web, World
  • Cyber Space
  • Cyberspace

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11 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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History Note

1999; see COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 1996-1998

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  • Computer Communication Networks (1996-1998)

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  1. L01w.224w.230w.110w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Internet. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020407. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020407
  2. Internet. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet
  3. Internet. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q75