ISP

American  

abbreviation

1. internet service provider: a company that offers access to the internet and to email, usually for a monthly fee.

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ISP British  

abbreviation

1. internet service provider, a business providing its customers with connection to the internet and other related services

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Etymology

Origin of ISP

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

Intesa Sanpaolo ISP -1.85%decrease; red down pointing triangle posted a higher first-quarter net profit thanks to top-line growth, with its corporate and investment banking arm driving the increase.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

In a unanimous 9-0 ruling, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Cox and said an ISP was liable "only if it intended that the provided service be used for infringement."

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Cox Communications, a major broadband ISP, had asked the top court to throw out a jury verdict awarding $1 billion in damages to Sony Music Entertainment and other record labels.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

You could, for example, send your P2P traffic through your VPN connection while sending the rest through your ISP connection.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Short for `co-location', used of a machine you own that is physically sited on the premises of an ISP in order to take advantage of the ISP's direct access to lots of network bandwidthm.

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