INTERNET, n. /ˈɪn(t)ərˌnɛt/
Originally (in form internet): a computer network consisting of or connecting a number of smaller networks, such as two or more local area networks connected by a shared communications protocol; spec. such a network (called ARPAnet) operated by the U.S. Defense Department. In later use (usu. the Internet): the global computer network (which evolved out of ARPAnet) providing a variety of information and communication facilities to its users, and consisting of a loose confederation of interconnected networks which use standardized communication protocols; (also) the information available on this network.
SENTIENT, adj. /ˈsɛnʃɪənt/
1.. That feels or is capable of feeling; having the power or function of sensation or of perception by the senses.
2.. Conscious or percipient of something.
SENTIENT, adj. /ˈsɛnʃɪənt/
1.. That feels or is capable of feeling; having the power or function of sensation or of perception by the senses.
2.. Conscious or percipient of something.
(paraphrased from Oxford English Dictionary, March 2015)