Net

Updated: 12/20/2024 by Computer Hope

Net may refer to any of the following:

Multiple connected computers, representing a network.

1. Short for network, a net is a collection of connected computers. Today, the term "net" is used as an abbreviation of the Internet.

How do I access the net?

To access the net (more appropriately called the WWW (World Wide Web)), you use an Internet browser. Other parts of the Internet can also be accessed using other software. For example, accessing e-mail on the Internet is done using an e-mail client.

What is net-savvy?

A net-savvy person is someone familiar with the Internet, World Wide Web, and has experience using software like a browser and sending/receiving e-mail.

What is a net.god?

A net.god or net.goddess describes someone familiar with the Internet before it became popular with the general public in the early 1990s.

2. Net is an MS-DOS command. See the net command page for additional information.

3. .Net is a top level domain and the name of the collection of Microsoft services. See our .NET page for further information on this term.

4. The Net is a computer magazine.

5. The Net is a movie starring Sandra Bullock released on July 28, 1995.

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