| The '''Internet''' is a worldwide, publicly accessible series of interconnected [[computer network]]s that transmit [[data (computing)|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 [[e-mail|electronic mail]], [[online chat]], [[computer file|file]] transfer, and the interlinked web pages and other resources of the [[World Wide Web]] (WWW). | | The '''Internet''' is a worldwide, publicly accessible series of interconnected [[computer network]]s that transmit [[data (computing)|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 [[e-mail|electronic mail]], [[online chat]], [[computer file|file]] transfer, and the interlinked web pages and other resources of the [[World Wide Web]] (WWW). |