the net
Where you browse
The net is the Internet, used with the definite article to refer to the global network of interconnected computers: I found it on the net, Is the net down?
The phrase treats this abstract digital infrastructure as a singular, familiar thing—like the radio or the phone.
More casual than "the Internet" but less dated than "the information superhighway."
- World Wide WebHypertext system via Internet
- spider webSilk structure catching insects
- cloud computingInternet-delivered digital infrastructure
- online platformsInternet-based interactive sites
- trawlDrag net for fish
cybersecurity · hammock · social media · tennis · broadband · volleyball · router · server · goal · cast · web · netball · tangled · browser · online · knowledge graph · digital · connection
the netoffline
Not internet-connected
disconnected · unplugged · off the grid · logged off · analog
the netmeatspace
Physical world, not virtual
IRL · brick and mortar · face-to-face · physical reality · in person
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