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People who use or operate the internet

access provider

noun

a company that provides a connection to the Internet

bloggerati

noun

people who write successful and popular blogs

chat group

noun

a group of people who regularly exchange messages on the Internet, especially people who share an interest

cybernaut

noun

someone who likes using the Internet a lot

digerati

noun

people who have a lot of technical knowledge of computers and the Internet

discussion group

noun

a group of people who use the Internet to exchange ideas on a particular subject

dotcom

noun

a company that uses the Internet to sell its products and services

dot-com

noun

a company that uses the Internet to sell its products and services

e-business

noun

a company that operates on the Internet

e-tailer

noun

a company that sells things on the Internet

Internet service provider

noun

an isp

ISP

noun

Internet service provider: a company that provides customers with a connection to the Internet

mouse potato

noun

someone who spends long periods of time using the Internet or playing computer games

nethead

noun

somebody who spends a lot of time on the Internet and knows a lot about it

netizen

noun

someone who spends a lot of time using the Internet

newbie

noun

someone who has just started to use the Internet

postmaster

noun

the person responsible for the computer on a network that sends, receives, and stores e-mail

service provider

noun

a company that provides customers with a connection to the Internet

silver surfer

noun

a senior citizen who uses the Internet

troll

noun

someone who deliberately sends a rude or annoying message to a discussion group on the Internet

user base

noun

the number of people who use a particular product or service, especially one available on the Internet

user group

noun

a group of people who are interested in computers and who share information using the Internet

visitor

noun

someone who looks at a particular page on the Internet

webhead

noun

someone who spends a lot of time using the Internet

webmaster

noun

someone whose job is to manage a website

web traffic

noun

the number of people visiting a particular website

blogger

noun

spammer

noun

splogger

noun

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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