Definition of 'net

'net    

noun - uncountable

• the World Wide Web.

  Using the 'net today is easy due to its point-and-click interface.

  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.

  Last edited on May 14 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.

• the Internet.

  I've been on the 'net since 1990.

  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.

  Last edited on May 14 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.

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