internetting

Noun

internetting (uncountable)

1. (Internet, also, attributive, rare) The act of entwining or linking things together so as to form a network; interconnecting, networking.
   • Plans must be analyzed continuously at all levels by simulation. We refer to the construct that makes this possible as a complete "internetting of nodes" and as a seamless "operation across networks." A node can be an airplane, a general, an Army private, a tank, or a UCAV. A collaborating network...1995 December 15, “Technologies for Arming the Air Force of the 21st Century”, in New World Vistas: Air and Space Poer for the 21st Century: Summary Volume, [Washington, D.C.?]: USAF Scientific...
2. (Internet, also, attributive) The act of connecting a computer, an electronic device, etc., into a computer network (in particular, the Internet).
   • Goals are postulated for future DOD [Department of Defense] growth in automated command and control capability and guidelines are generated which will aid future planners in specifying individual system characteristics which lend themselves to internetting, both within the individual systems and...1962 August, “Digital Computers”, in Rulon L. Thayne, Elizabethe H. Hall, Herman Miles, compilers, Computers and Data Processing Systems, Arlington, Va.: Hq. Armed Services Technical Information...
   • Last year we had planned to reduce the number of these radars to 151 by end fiscal year 1967. As you may recall, this reduction was predicated on the internetting of our radar system with that of the Federal Aviation Agency.1967 January 26, Robert S[trange] McNamara (witness), “Statements of Hon. Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of Defense, and Gen. Earle G. Wheeler, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff”, in Military...
3. (Internet, also, attributive) The act of connecting multiple computer networks together; internetworking.
   • Internetting is the creation of a network of networks by interconnection of two or more computer networks.1978 January, Frank Heinrich, “Usage of the NBS Data Encryption Algorithm”, in The Network Security Center: A System Level Approach to Computer Network Security (Computer Science & Technology...
   • "Internetting can make or break a network," Sytek, Inc.'s Robert R. Shatzer said during a session on local-area network gateways at the Interface '82 conference here last week. […] To illustrate the internetting concept, Shatzer displayed a chart in which small local-area networks were linked to...1982 March 29, Bruce Hoard, “‘Internetting Can Make or Break Net,’ Sytek Director Tells Conference Session”, in John C. Whitmarsh, editor, Computerworld: The Newsweekly for the Computer Community...
4. (Internet, also, attributive, informal) The act of using the Internet; specifically, searching for information using the Internet.
   • "I understand," Stoll said stiffly. "I'll do some hacking, internetting, see what I can find."1995 November, [Jeff Rovin], created by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik, “Monday, 8:20 a.m., Washington, D.C.”, in Tom Clancy’s Op-Center: Mirror Image, New York, N.Y.: Berkley Books, →ISBN, page 120