"internetting" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɪntəˌnɛtɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɪntəˈnɛtɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɪntɚˌnɛtɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˌɪntɚˈnɛtɪŋ/ [General-American], [-ɾɚ-] [General-American], [-ɾɪŋ] [General-American]
Etymology: From internet + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|internet|ing|id2=gerund noun}} internet + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} internetting (uncountable)
  1. (Internet, networking, also attributively) gerund of internet
    (rare) The act of entwining or linking things together so as to form a network; interconnecting, networking.
    Tags: Internet, also, attributive, rare, uncountable Categories (topical): Internet, Networking
    Sense id: en-internetting-en-noun-mjE5aJJS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 25 20 19 26 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (Internet, networking, also attributively) gerund of internet
    The act of connecting a computer, an electronic device, etc., into a computer network (in particular, the Internet).
    Tags: Internet, also, attributive, uncountable Categories (topical): Internet, Networking
    Sense id: en-internetting-en-noun-vKTwMYrn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 25 20 19 26 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences
  3. (Internet, networking, also attributively) gerund of internet
    The act of connecting multiple computer networks together; internetworking.
    Tags: Internet, also, attributive, uncountable Categories (topical): Internet, Networking
    Sense id: en-internetting-en-noun-3pCp-7Mu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 25 20 19 26 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences
  4. (Internet, networking, also attributively) gerund of internet
    (informal) The act of using the Internet; specifically, searching for information using the Internet.
    Tags: Internet, also, attributive, informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Internet, Networking
    Sense id: en-internetting-en-noun-uPBjwQyf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 25 20 19 26 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences

Verb

IPA: /ˈɪntəˌnɛtɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɪntəˈnɛtɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɪntɚˌnɛtɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˌɪntɚˈnɛtɪŋ/ [General-American], [-ɾɚ-] [General-American], [-ɾɪŋ] [General-American]
Etymology: From internet + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|internet|ing|id2=gerund noun}} internet + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} internetting
  1. present participle and gerund of internet Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: internet
    Sense id: en-internetting-en-verb-6YyAX6gF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 25 20 19 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 18 18 18 18 27

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          "ref": "1962 August, “Digital Computers”, in Rulon L. Thayne, Elizabethe H. Hall, Herman Miles, compilers, Computers and Data Processing Systems, Arlington, Va.: Hq. Armed Services Technical Information Agency, →OCLC, page 67, column 1",
          "text": "Goals are postulated for future DOD [Department of Defense] growth in automated command and control capability and guidelines are generated which will aid future planners in specifying individual system characteristics which lend themselves to internetting, both within the individual systems and particularly within the over-all DOD command and control system.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1967 January 26, Robert S[trange] McNamara (witness), “Statements of Hon. Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of Defense, and Gen. Earle G. Wheeler, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff”, in Military Procurement Authorizations for Fiscal Year 1968: Hearings before the Committee on Armed Services and Subcommittee on Department of Defense of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, Ninetieth Congress, First Session on S. 666 […], Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 243",
          "text": "Last year we had planned to reduce the number of these radars to 151 by end fiscal year 1967. As you may recall, this reduction was predicated on the internetting of our radar system with that of the Federal Aviation Agency.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1977 March 3, John L[ittle] McClellan, Chairman, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, “Justification: Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard”, in Department of Defense Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1978: Hearings before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress, First Session on H.R. 7933: An Act Making Appropriations for the Department of Defense for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 1978, and for Other Purposes […] Part 3—Operation and Maintenance […], Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 657",
          "text": "The General Accounting Office (GAO) reported in 1975[…], that the system's management should address the need for improving (1) computer security and (2) the effectiveness and efficiency of internetting between computers in its automatic data processing (ADP) operations.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1999, Steven A. Beebe, “International Communication Education”, in William G. Christ, editor, Leadership in Times of Change: A Handbook for Communication and Media Administrators, Annandale, Va.: National Communication Association; Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, page 63",
          "text": "Although the internetting of academe makes it more likely for an exchange of information with our colleagues around the globe, scholars who study communication may be challenged to identify colleagues with similar interests.",
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          "ref": "1978 January, Frank Heinrich, “Usage of the NBS Data Encryption Algorithm”, in The Network Security Center: A System Level Approach to Computer Network Security (Computer Science & Technology; National Bureau of Standards Special Publication; 500-21, volume 2), Washington, D.C.: National Bureau of Standards, U.S. Department of Commerce; U.S. Government Printing Office, →OCLC, section 2.3 (Internetting), page 24",
          "text": "Internetting is the creation of a network of networks by interconnection of two or more computer networks.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1982 March 29, Bruce Hoard, “‘Internetting Can Make or Break Net,’ Sytek Director Tells Conference Session”, in John C. Whitmarsh, editor, Computerworld: The Newsweekly for the Computer Community, volume XVI, number 13, Framingham, Mass.: CW Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 10, columns 1 and 3",
          "text": "\"Internetting can make or break a network,\" Sytek, Inc.'s Robert R. Shatzer said during a session on local-area network gateways at the Interface '82 conference here last week. […] To illustrate the internetting concept, Shatzer displayed a chart in which small local-area networks were linked to large local networks, which were in turn tied to metropolitan networks, which were finally linked to long-haul networks.",
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        {
          "ref": "1998, W. Russell Neuman, Lee McKnight, Richard Jay Solomon, “The Nature of Networks”, in The Gordian Knot: Political Gridlock on the Information Highway, Cambridge, Mass., London: MIT Press, page 79",
          "text": "The user pays about 90 percent of the total costs of internetting—for a workstation or personal computer (PC), software, the local nets, and external connections—most of which would be paid by the user in any case for office, campus, or general communications.",
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          "text": "\"I understand,\" Stoll said stiffly. \"I'll do some hacking, internetting, see what I can find.\"",
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