For the more general networking concept, see
computer network,
computer networking, and
internetworking. The Internet is a worldwide, publicly accessible series of interconnected
computer networks that transmit
data by
packet switching using the standard
Internet Protocol (IP). It is a "network of networks" that consists of millions of smaller domestic, academic, business, and government networks, which together carry various
information and services, such as
electronic mail,
online chat,
file transfer, and the interlinked Web pages and other documents of the
World Wide Web.
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