internetwork1
/ˌɪntəˈnɛtwəːk/noun
An interconnecting network; (Computing ) a network composed of two or more interconnected networks.
- The Internet is an example of an internetwork..
adjective
Chiefly Computing and Television. Occurring or existing between networks; involving two or more networks.
Origin
Late 19th century. From inter- + network, originally after German Zwischennetz.
internetwork2
/ˌɪntəˈnɛtwəːk/Computing
verb
[with object] Originally: to connect (a number of computers or devices) to form a network. Later: to interconnect (two or more networks) so as to form a larger network.
Origin
1980s; earliest use found in IEEE Communications Magazine. From internetwork.