# internetting

Pronunciation: US say "IN-tur-net-ing" /ˈɪntɚˌnɛtɪŋ/; UK say "IN-tuh-net-ing" /ˈɪntəˌnɛtɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The activity of using the Internet, especially searching for information with it. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: The activity of using the internet, especially looking for information online.
   - _Her internetting usually starts with a question and ends three hours later._
   - _A morning of internetting turned up the article she needed._
2. The act of connecting a computer, device, or similar to a computer network, in particular the Internet.
   - Simple: The act of joining a computer or device to a network like the internet.
   - _The technician handled the internetting of every device in the building._
   - _Proper internetting of the sensors let them report data in real time._
3. The act of linking multiple separate computer networks into a single connected whole.
   - Simple: The act of joining several computer networks into one larger network.
   - _The project's internetting joined the campus networks into one system._
   - _Reliable internetting depends on agreed standards between the separate networks._

## Verb

4. Present participle of internet. — present participle and gerund of internet
   - Simple: Present participle of internet. Use this -ing form when the action is happening now.
   - _He is internetting from a café downtown._
   - _The students were internetting on borrowed laptops._

## Noun

5. The act of entwining or linking separate things together to form a network; interconnecting. *(rare)*
   - Simple: The act of linking things together to make a network.
   - _The bridge's strength came from the internetting of steel cables._
   - _Their internetting of trade routes tied distant cities together._

## Origin

Formed from "internet" combined with the suffix "-ing."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/internetting (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).