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Descriptor in English: Internet
Descriptor in Spanish: Internet
Descriptor in Portuguese: Internet
Descriptor in French: Internet
Entry term(s): Cyber Space
Cyberspace
Web, World Wide
Wide Web, World
World Wide Web
Tree number(s): L01.224.230.110.500
SH1.050.060.040
SP4.127.428.804.065
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
OG organization & administration
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
History Note: 99; see COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 1996-98
See also the descriptors: Cloud Computing MeSH
DeCS UI: 33921
Descriptor UI: D020407
Date Established: 1999/01/01
Date of Entry: 1998/06/10
Revision Date: 2017/07/03
Internet - Preferred
Concept UI M0030057
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Internet
Entry term(s) Web, World Wide
Wide Web, World
World Wide Web
Cyberspace - Broader
Concept UI M000626941
Preferred term Cyberspace
Entry term(s) Cyber Space



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