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Internationalization

The process of designing and developing a product with a set of features, functions, and options intended to facilitate the adaption of the product to satisfy a variety of cultural environments [POSIX.0].

Internaut

Slang term for a user of the Internet. Synonym cybernaut.

internet

Any interconnection among or between private, industrial or governmental computer (digital communication) networks.
Note: The term internet (spelled with a lower case "i") is distinguished from the Internet (spelled with the "I" capitalized). "The Internet" refers to a specific, historic, ubiquitous worldwide digital communications network. See Internet [the].

Internet address

In The Internet protocol, the decimal-numeric, fixed-length address that identifies the hosts of data sources, and, specifically, a communication port.
Note: A single Internet address can have multiple URLs. Synonyms IP address, Internet protocol address.

Internet Architecture Board (IAB)

The technical body that oversees the development of the Internet suite of protocols (commonly referred to as "TCP/IP"), and that has two task forces (the Internet Research Task Force and the Internet Engineering Task Force), each charged with investigating a particular field.

Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)

An organization, directed by the Internet Architecture Board, that assigns IP numbers and protocol parameters such as port, protocol, and enterprise numbers, and opinions, codes, and types.

Internet assistant

Commercial software, written in HTML, that combines the functions of a file-conversion tool and a Web browser.

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