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internet service provider

British  

noun

  1. See ISP

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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


Example Sentences

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But if an internet service provider throttles traffic in response to data caps, a VPN can’t stop that.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • May 22, 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

Late last year, his company IMC Communications was licensed as the partner for Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service provider.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 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.

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