A company that maintains a network that is linked to the Internet via a dedicated communication line, usually a high-speed link known as a T1. The ISP offers use of its dedicated communication lines to users who want access to the Internet and email.
The organisation or company that provides you with an Internet service, typically allowing your computer to access this service using a modem over the telephone line.
Hosting company that provides user access to such Internet services as email, the World Wide Web, newsgroups, etc.
A company that connects users to the Internet, sometimes referred to as an On-line Service Provider or Access Provider.
The people you pay to connect to the Internet. AOL, Comcast, MSN, and Verizon to name a few.
An organization (typically a company) that provides Internet access to individuals, companies, and organizations.
This is simply a communications company that provides you with access to the Internet via your computer. Different ISPs include AOL, CompuServe, MSN, Earthlink, Cable, DSL, or even a freebie.
A company that provides access to the Internet. For a monthly fee, the service provider gives you a software package, username, password and access phone number. Equipped with a modem, you can then log on to the Internet and browse the World Wide Web and USENET, and send and receive e-mail. In addition to serving individuals, ISPs also serve large companies, providing a direct connection from the company's networks to the Internet. ISPs themselves are connected to one another through Network Access Points (NAPs).
A company that provides internet access by dialup, DSL, cable, broadband tower, or satellite communication between your computer modem and the backbone of the internet.
The company that provides your access to the Internet eg AOL, Freeserve
A company that provides the local network services through which organisations and individuals can connect to the Internet backbone.
Your ISP is the company that you ring to connect to the Internet. They may also offer you more features than just Internet access, like e-mail and Web space.
1. An "ISP" provides Internet access to its members. Every time you log on, your ISP connects you to the Internet. 2. Any company that provides Internet services such as Web site development.
A business which provides Internet access to its customers. The nature of this service may vary widely, from dialup access and email for home users to wireless broadband and website hosting for big media companies and everything in between.
the company who gives you access to the internet. For Example, AOL is an ISP.
A commercial provider that furnishes access to the Internet via a computer connection.
This refers to a machine that provides people a way to connect to the Internet. When you dial into the net, your modem is connecting to your ISP. Once you are connected, you can access the Internet.
Once upon a time, you could only connect to the Internet if you belonged to a major university or had a note from the Pentagon. Not anymore: ISPs have arrived to act as your (ideally) user-friendly front end to all that the Internet offers. Most ISPs have a network of servers (mail, news, Web, and the like), routers, and modems attached to a permanent, high-speed Internet "backbone" connection. Subscribers can then dial into the local network to gain Internet access--without having to maintain servers, file for domain names, or learn Unix.
An organization that provides a connection to the Internet.
An ISP provides access to the Internet by running servers which are constantly connected to the World Wide Web. Your computer will access these servers and from there have access to thousands of other servers all over the world.
a company that provides an intermediate link between a computer or network and the Internet. See also Protocol.
a company that uses one or more servers to give you access to the web. The best ISPs offer much more than this - including website design, web hosting and technical support.