Sometimes "internet" is used to mean any collection of separately owned and managed networks that cooperate so that devices on any one of those networks can communicate with devices on any of the others, while the Internet is the one big internet that interconnects all the major ISP in the world (and thus their customers). But mostly, even the lower-case word just means the Internet.
JAL-CEO
2006-01-23 14:01:32 UTC
Are you trying to say internet and intranet?
If so "internet" is open to all the people of the world. The "intranet" is basically like the internet but used at large corporations and only employees with an assigned password can access it. It usually has all the companies information on it. ie: benefits, company policy, and any other information that an employee would want to find about the company.
nitram
2006-01-23 14:02:14 UTC
Do you mean the difference between 'internet' that carries information to your computer from the outside world and 'intranet' that only brings information from an internal computer network (such as in an office building)?
bonshui
2006-01-23 14:10:28 UTC
Nothing. Until quite recently the word was spelt with a capital 'I' by the media but they've gradually let that slide...
I have to admit I personally prefer "Internet"!
See http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3613594.stm
portnoyscomplaining
2006-01-23 13:57:31 UTC
One is capitalized.
Jersey Girl
2006-01-23 13:57:26 UTC
Lower case "i" vs. upper case "I".....!
baseballfan44
2006-01-23 13:57:56 UTC
the I and i
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