Internet vs. Extranet

Internetnoun

(countable) Any set of computer networks that communicate using the Internet Protocol. (An intranet.)

Internetnoun

The Internet, the largest global internet.

Internetnoun

(uncountable) An internet connection, internet connectivity, access to the internet.

Internetnoun

A fictitious unit of scoring, awarded for making outstanding posts.

Internetverb

to use Internet; to search for something using Internet; to surf the Internet

Internetnoun

A large network{3} of numerous computers connected through a number of major nodes of high-speed computers having high-speed communications channels between the major nodes, and numerous minor nodes allowing electronic communication among millions of computers around the world; - usually referred to as the internet. It is the basis for the World-Wide Web.

Internetnoun

a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

Internet

The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a network of networks that consists of private, public, academic, business, and government networks of local to global scope, linked by a broad array of electronic, wireless, and optical networking technologies.

Extranetnoun

(computing) A private computer network that uses Internet protocols and can be accessed by authorized individuals via the Internet.

Extranet

An extranet is a controlled private network that allows access to partners, vendors and suppliers or an authorized set of customers – normally to a subset of the information accessible from an organization's intranet. An extranet is similar to a DMZ in that it provides access to needed services for authorized parties, without granting access to an organization's entire network.