noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a television/TV/Internet advertisement
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the new TV advertisement for the Volkswagen Golf
an Internet broadcast
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An Internet broadcast can reach a truly global audience.
Internet banking
Internet dating
Internet users
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Internet users who illegally download music and films could face large fines.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
available
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The application can be used with direct phone line connections and will later be available through the Internet as well.
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Unwelcome surprise Still, the personal information now available on the Internet is an unwelcome surprise for many.
commercial
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Sprint, an early entrant into the commercial Internet , has a rapidly growing Internet services business.
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This easing of restrictions opened the floodgates for commercial Internet access.
free
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AltaVista thoroughly investigated finding another supplier to provide a free Internet access service.
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Hurwitz said the free Internet idea came while he was in the shower.
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In the past year, some companies have begun to offer free Internet access.
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It offers online shopping and free Internet .
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Lots of libraries and schools are moving to offer free Internet access without the formality of creating a freenet.&038;.
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That said, there are still places to get free Internet access.
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One thought it had to do with free Internet access.
global
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But the global Internet may be about to change all that.
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They are connected to the global Internet through leased lines.
large
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Verio acquired NorthWestNet in March 1997 and has since built one of the country's largest business Internet carriers.
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Established in 1995, the former Florida Internet is one of the largest and oldest Internet providers in the state.
local
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You compose your message, connect to your local Internet Service Provider, upload your mail and then disconnect.
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Figure 4. 7 shows the architecture of a local Internet service provider with its various components.
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As a result, local and national Internet service providers sprang up to sell direct dial-up connections to the Internet.
national
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As a result, local and national Internet service providers sprang up to sell direct dial-up connections to the Internet.
new
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Like most new technologies the Internet is primarily used in industrialized countries.
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However, opponents charge that the new Internet regulations amount to unconstitutional censorship that would criminalize expression protected by the First Amendment.
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With new Internet banks popping up like mushrooms, savings rates seem to change more quickly online than anywhere else.
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Netscape Communications will announce new Internet products for businesses today, ratcheting up the pressure on Microsoft.
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Many new Internet users are so happily ensnared in the web, they barely know this other stuff exists.
popular
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But the information will flow one way, making popular Internet features like e-mail impossible.
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Testers will need a direct connection to the Internet , as opposed to the dial-up connections popular with home Internet subscribers.
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It still reigns as the most popular Internet use.
regional
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JvNCNet, is a representative example of a regional Internet service provider in the Northeast.
■ NOUN
access
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These outfits typically offer unlimited Internet access for around $ 20 a month.
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His weapon: Free Internet access and on-site computer classes for any tenant who wants them.
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Prices are expected to be in the $ 27 to $ 30 per month range for unlimited Internet access .
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Lots of libraries and schools are moving to offer free Internet access without the formality of creating a freenet.&038;.
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Quick, reliable Internet access will become a key marketing weapon as the Internet becomes more of a mass medium.
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This easing of restrictions opened the floodgates for commercial Internet access .
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Expect to pay between $ 25 and $ 40 per month for reliable Internet access service.
business
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The Business Internet consists of on-line services, value-added networks, and other e-mail-only services.
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Verio acquired NorthWestNet in March 1997 and has since built one of the country's largest business Internet carriers.
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Figure 3. 2 captures the distinction between Academic and Business Internet .
connection
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This can be rather tiring, especially if you have a slow Internet connection .
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It also provides onsite customer support, a dedicated high-speed Internet connection , security, and fire detection and suppression.
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And that is what you are doing if you have a high-speed Internet connection and you're not running a firewall.
protocol
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Transport Control Protocol / Internet Protocol.
provider
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Established in 1995, the former Florida Internet is one of the largest and oldest Internet providers in the state.
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They sold pieces of their product to individual businesses, including your friendly neighborhood Internet provider .
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The highlight was a 45-minute conversation with Craig, a helpful technician from Comcast Home, my cable Internet provider .
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But Cooper argues that if major Internet providers go along with the plan, it will undermine the legitimacy of the extremists.
site
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Ask your child for a tour of his favorite Internet sites .
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And create a significant Internet site .
user
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Many longtime Internet users vow to stick with the lowest-priced provider, not the one with the biggest brand name.
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Many new Internet users are so happily ensnared in the web, they barely know this other stuff exists.
■ VERB
announce
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Another Internet merger was announced yesterday.
become
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As restrictions are dismantled, commercial use of the Internet is becoming more common.
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Quick, reliable Internet access will become a key marketing weapon as the Internet becomes more of a mass medium.
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Around the world, access to the Internet is fast becoming a necessity for individuals and organizations.
connect
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You compose your message, connect to your local Internet Service Provider, upload your mail and then disconnect.
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They are connected to the global Internet through leased lines.
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Remember also, that you don't have to be connected to the Internet to read or write an email.
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Currently, most home users connect to the Internet by modem, using conventional telephone lines.
create
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The merger will create the third biggest Internet access group in the world, with five million subscribers spanning 40 countries.
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And create a significant Internet site.
link
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Figure 3. 1 charts the growth of host computers linked to the Internet from 1981 to 1994.
offer
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In the past year, some companies have begun to offer free Internet access.
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These outfits typically offer unlimited Internet access for around $ 20 a month.
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Lots of libraries and schools are moving to offer free Internet access without the formality of creating a freenet.&038;.
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The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant also offered free Internet features to anyone who uses it.
provide
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AltaVista thoroughly investigated finding another supplier to provide a free Internet access service.
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Verio also provides high-speed Internet access, security and other business Web services.
use
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If I have not used the Internet for five minutes I get disconnected automatically.
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The process of using the Internet enables them to really be researchers and look outside their local library.
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There are thousands of property websites and many estate agents are now using the Internet to advertise their properties.
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An estimated 25 million to 30 million people now use the Internet to one extent or another.
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This free software uses the Internet to deliver a stream of news, stock quotes and other information right to your desktop.
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Maurice Indig used to access the Internet to track his investments.
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I ask the question because nearly two-thirds of the people who use the Internet are male.
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Researchers use the Internet for a variety of applications.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Internet café/cybercafé
Internet-enabled/Java-enabled etc
Net/Internet/Web surfer
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Netscape hooked millions of web surfers on Navigator by letting them have it for free.
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Online newspapers: Web surfers are showing strong interest in online news.
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Relatively few sites are so compelling that Web surfers make it a point to visit every day.
surf the Net/Internet
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A recent survey shows that about half of all users surf the Net from their homes.
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At the other end of the spectrum is the so-called Internet appliance, the very low-cost device for just surfing the Net.
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It was the year of spinoffs, surging financial markets and surfing the Net.
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So a user could be surfing the Net at warp speed while talking on the phone.
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Surveys show millions of workers use their office computers to play games, surf the Net or worse.
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That means you can surf the Net and talk on the phone at the same time over one line.
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We give them quizzes on Britain and allow them to surf the net.
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Who spends an inordinate number of work hours surfing the Internet?