The term “internet” is a collective noun for thousands of smaller networks, run by corporations, governments, universities and private business, all stitched together to form one (mostly) seamless, global, “internetworked” whole.

术语“互联网”是一个集合名词，包括数以千计由公司、政府、大学和私营企业运作的子网络，所有这些交织在一起形成一个（基本上）无缝对接、全球互联运作的网络整体。