Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anternet

/ˈæn(t)ɚˌnɛt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-ter-net
IPA: /ˈæn(t)ɚˌnɛt/

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The means by which ants communicate with each other, analogous to the TCP/IP algorithm that the internet uses to control the flow of data.

Example Sentences

"Long before researchers invented the Internet, ants invented something kind of like an anternet, and the two networks work pretty much the same way."
"2013, Stanford course explores social networking in the 18th century – and in nature, Stanford News She and Balaji Prabhakar, a professor of electrical engineering and of computer science, last year published a paper showing that the ants' "anternet" algorithm follows the same rules as the protocols that regulate data traffic congestion on the Internet."

Etymology

Blend of ant + internet. Coined by Balaji Prabhakar, a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at Stanford University.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈæn(t)ɚˌnɛt/
British English: /ˈæntəˌnɛt/

Questions

How do you pronounce anternet?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæn(t)ɚˌnɛt/.
What does anternet mean?: The means by which ants communicate with each other, analogous to the TCP/IP algorithm that the internet uses to control the flow of data.
Where does anternet come from?: Blend of ant + internet. Coined by Balaji Prabhakar, a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at Stanford University.

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