"Internet of Things" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Internet of Things [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Internet of Things}} the Internet of Things
  1. An Internet-like structure connecting everyday physical objects equipped with RFID or similar tags. Categories (topical): Internet, Telecommunications Synonyms: IoT, Internet of Everything, internet of things, Internet of things Derived forms: IoTization Translations (Internet-like structure connecting everyday physical objects): إِنْتَرْنَت الْأَشْيَاء (ʔintarnat al-ʔašyāʔ) [masculine] (Arabic), 物聯網 /物联网 (wùliánwǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), internet der dingen [neuter] (Dutch), esineiden internet (Finnish), Internet des objets [masculine] (French), Internet das cousas [feminine] (Galician), Internet der Dinge [neuter] (German), διαδίκτυο των πραγμάτων (diadíktyo ton pragmáton) (Greek), Internet delle cose [masculine] (Italian), モノのインターネット (mono no intānetto) (Japanese), tingenes internett [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), اینترنت اشیا (internet-e ašiyâ) (Persian), Internet das coisas [feminine] (Portuguese), Internet de las cosas [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), sakernas internet [neuter] (Swedish), nesnelerin İnternet'i (Turkish), rhyngrwyd pethau [feminine] (Welsh), rhyngrwyd y pethau [feminine] (Welsh)

Alternative forms

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