For a collection of legal (statutory, regulatory, case law) definitions of the Internet, see http://www.cybertelecom.org/notes/internet.htm My favor definition of the Internet is the Federal Networking Council from 1995 "Internet" refers to the global information system that -- (i) is logically linked together by a globally unique address space based on the Internet Protocol (IP) or its subsequent extensions/follow-ons; (ii) is able to support communications using the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) suite or its subsequent extensions/follow-ons, and/or other IP-compatible protocols; and (iii) provides, uses or makes accessible, either publicly or privately, high level services layered on the communications and related infrastructure described herein." -- FNC Resolution: Definition of "Internet" 10/24/95 http://www.itrd.gov/fnc/Internet_res.html Link no longer valid --- Sam Tilden <tildensam@yahoo.com> wrote:
I know this is a trivial question! Does anyone have a really good definition of the Internet.
The only ones I have speaks only to the technology.
Sam
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