"interweb" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɪntəˌwɛb/, /ˈɪntɚˌwɛb/ Audio: En-au-interweb.ogg [Australia] Forms: interwebs [plural], interwebz [plural]
Etymology: Blend of Internet + web (“World Wide Web”). The first use of this phrase is disputed. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Internet|web|t2=World Wide Web}} Blend of Internet + web (“World Wide Web”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|interwebz}} interweb (plural interwebs or interwebz)
  1. (Internet slang, humorous, often in the plural) The Internet. Tags: Internet, humorous, in-plural, often Synonyms: Intertubes, intarweb, Interweb Translations (The Internet): internety [masculine, plural] (Czech), interweb [neuter] (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-interweb-en-noun-NaDT85r7 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1997, Christian Schenck, Christine Schopf, editors, Cyberarts, page 70",
          "text": "\"Web Hopper\" is an interweb site that enables you to visualize your Web hopping and that of other Net users.",
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          "ref": "2007 March 26, Phil Libin, Jon Udell (interviewer), “Jon Udell's Interviews With Innovators: Phil Libin”, in IT Conversations, GigaVox Media, archived from the original on 2013-07-29",
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          "ref": "2022 April 20, Mariella Rudi, “Tostitos Hint of Lime has zero lime – but it’s still the perfect chip”, in The Guardian",
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