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  internet service provider

  noun

  See ISP
• Internet service provider
  Internet service provider

  A company or organization that provides access to the Internet through its servers, usually for a fee.

internet service provider

British  

noun

1. See ISP

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Internet service provider Cultural  

1. A company or organization that provides access to the Internet through its servers, usually for a fee.

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Example Sentences

Someone calls claiming to be from your bank, or your utility company, or your internet service provider.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Standard encryption means an internet service provider can access private material if needed.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

The music industry uses a service that flags repeat offenders and sends notices to that user’s internet service provider.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

That era was capped by Time Warner’s ill-fated sale in the early 2000s to dial-up internet service provider AOL — a disastrous union that plundered the value of Warner’s prestigious properties.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

Pejorative term for an internet service provider that permits or even encourages spam mailings from its systems.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.