Internet

global system of connected computer networks based on IP addressing and routing protocols
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The Internet was established on October 29, 1969 .

Internet

Summary

Internet is an IP network[1]. Internet draws 33,675 Wikipedia views per month (ip_network category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Internet is credited with the discovery of Vint Cerf[3].
  • Internet is credited with the discovery of Bob Kahn[4].
  • Internet's instance of is recorded as IP network[5].
  • Internet's instance of is recorded as computer network[6].
  • Internet's instance of is recorded as invention[7].
  • Internet's instance of is recorded as wide area network[8].
  • internetworking is named after Internet[9].
  • Internet is a type of telecommunications network[10].
  • Internet's Commons category is recorded as Internet[11].
  • October 29, 1969 marks the founding of Internet[12].
  • Internet's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Internet[13].
  • Internet's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Internet[14].
  • Internet's described by source is recorded as Kazakhstan. National encyclopedia[15].
  • Internet's described by source is recorded as Q47470796[16].
  • Internet's described by source is recorded as RFC 3271: The Internet is for Everyone[17].
  • Internet's replaces is recorded as Bildschirmtext[18].
  • Internet's topic has template is recorded as Template:Internet[19].
  • Internet's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://superuser.com/tags/internet[20].
  • Internet's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://serverfault.com/tags/internet[21].
  • Internet's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://networkengineering.stackexchange.com/tags/internet[22].
  • Internet's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://unix.stackexchange.com/tags/internet[23].
  • Internet's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://security.stackexchange.com/tags/internet[24].
  • Internet's used by is recorded as internaut[25].
  • Internet's different from is recorded as World Wide Web[26].
  • Internet's history of topic is recorded as history of the Internet[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include IP network[5], computer network[6], invention[7], and wide area network[8]. Internet is a type of telecommunications network[10].

Origins

internetworking is named after Internet[9]. October 29, 1969 marks the founding of Internet[12].

Use and Application

Internet's used by is recorded as internaut[25].

Influence

Things named for Internet include Internet aesthetic[28], a metaclass[29]; netto-uyoku[30], a social movement[31], in Japan[32]; Net Nanny[33], an Internet filter[34]; and internaut[35], an occupation[36].

Why It Matters

Internet draws 33,675 Wikipedia views per month (ip_network category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] Internet has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Internet is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for Internet include Internet aesthetic[28], a metaclass[29]; netto-uyoku[30], a social movement[31], in Japan[32]; Net Nanny[33], an Internet filter[34]; and internaut[35], an occupation[36].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . merriam-webster.com. merriam-webster.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22h ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 298
    Semantic scholar topic id → 11591, 7952
    Wikipedia languages → ['ace', 'af', 'als', 'am', 'an', 'ang', 'anp', 'ar', 'arc', 'ary', 'arz', 'as',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P6611]]: 11591, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/255148008|Internet (#255148008)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7439|Semantic Scholar topic]] "
  2. 8w ago · Superraptor123 · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → IP network, computer network, invention +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q11384]]"
  3. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 20VnaO, 3y05cK, 45Es0U
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  4. 16w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0000431-internet
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  5. 18w ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → i/internet
    Harper's tag → internet
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14483]]: i/internet, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779856745649"
  6. 21w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Practiced by → internaut
    Used by → —
    Instance of → IP network, computer network, invention +1
    Different from → World Wide Web
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