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Internetted

//ˈɪntənɛtɪd// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Entwined or linked together so as to form a network; interconnected, networked.

    "Her hair, flowing beneath her head-dress of cerulean silk, ornamented with crimson and surmounted by a gold-embroidered crown, was internetted with minute spiculæ of gold about the size of a spangle, and fell like the fabulous tiara of a mermaid upon her shoulders."

  2. 2
    Connected into a computer network. not-comparable

    "The time required to move large blocks of characters into and out of space in main memory seriously limits the computer's processing capabilities and its responsiveness, particularly during a time of high volume use, such as a crisis. Additional memory and secondary storage are required to handle these large blocks of characters. However, the movement of so many unnecessary characters complicates the use of these computers in an internetted multisite environment."

  3. 3
    Connected to, or able to access, the Internet. Internet, not-comparable, specifically

    "And by September of next year, all of my high schools will be fully wired and fully "Internetted" in virtually every single classroom."

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of internet form-of, participle, past
  2. 2
    simple past and past participle of internet form-of, participle, past

Etymology

Etymology 1

PIE word *h₁én The adjective is derived from inter- (prefix meaning ‘amid, among; between’) + netted (“forming a network”, adjective). The verb is derived from internet + -ed (suffix forming past tense and past participle forms of regular verbs).

Etymology 2

PIE word *h₁én The adjective is derived from inter- (prefix meaning ‘amid, among; between’) + netted (“forming a network”, adjective). The verb is derived from internet + -ed (suffix forming past tense and past participle forms of regular verbs).

Etymology 3

From internet + -ed (suffix forming adjectives, and past tense and past participle forms of regular verbs).

Etymology 4

From internet + -ed (suffix forming adjectives, and past tense and past participle forms of regular verbs).

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