"splinternet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: splinternets [plural]
Etymology: Blend of splinter + internet Etymology templates: {{blend|en|splinter|internet}} Blend of splinter + internet Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} splinternet (countable and uncountable, plural splinternets)
  1. A fragmented internet, or one of its separate parts. Wikipedia link: splinternet Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: cyberbalkanization
    Sense id: en-splinternet-en-noun-SfyrI8Aj Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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