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Internet
verbs
use the Internet
• More and more companies are using the Internet to conduct their business.
go on the Internet
• I went on the Internet to find some information for my assignment.
access the Internet/connect to the Internet
• You can access the Internet from your mobile phone.
surf the Internet
(= look at different websites )
• She spends hours surfing the Internet every evening.
download something from the Internet
• I downloaded the file from the Internet.
buy something on the Internet
• He bought the chairs on the Internet.
Internet + NOUN
an Internet connection
• a high-speed Internet connection
Internet access
• Not everyone has Internet access at home.
an Internet address
(= the address of a website )
• The company charges $100 to register a new internet address.
an Internet service provider
(= a company that allows you to connect to the Internet )
• Your Internet service provider should be able to solve the problem.
Internet shopping/banking
• The new regulations will increase customer confidence in Internet shopping. • Internet banking saves customers a lot of time.
an Internet user
• The number of Internet users is doubling every six months.
Internet use
• The software allows parents to control children’s Internet use.
Internet traffic
(= the number of people using the Internet )
• An estimated 40% of the nation’s Internet traffic begins or ends in California.
Internet dating
(= using the Internet to meet people for a romantic relationship )
• Internet dating websites are becoming increasingly popular.
an Internet café
(= a café with computers, where people can pay to use the Internet )
• The message had been sent from an Internet café in Leeds.
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noun ADJ. wireless VERB + INTERNET access, go on, use She likes to go on the Internet in the evenings. INTERNET + NOUN site, website | portal | bulletin board, chat room | magazine | auction, broadcast, link Thousands logged on to view the live Internet broadcast of the concert. The auction was held in Paris with an Internet link to New York. | cafe Travellers can check their email at the Internet cafe in the square. | domain Registering an Internet domain name is now an essential part of setting up a company. | access, usage, use unlimited/unmetered Internet access | connection a broadband/high-speed Internet connection | search engine, (service) provider | customer, user | traffic the laying of fast networks to carry Internet traffic | brand, group | services | arm, division, operation, subsidiary the bank's Internet arm | entrepreneur | analyst, expert | banking, betting, dating, shopping | bank, bookie/bookmaker, business, company, firm, retailer, start-up, venture | industry, sector | fraud | security | economy | file software for downloading Internet files | image | software | technology | age issues facing the music industry in the Internet age | boom, revolution Many of the sites launched at the peak of the Internet boom have now disappeared. PREP. on the ~ More and more people are shopping on the Internet.COMPUTER
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