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 | Jargon File |
/I-S-P/ Common abbreviation for Internet Service Provider, a kind of company that barely existed before 1993. ISPs sell Internet access to the mass market. While the big nationwide commercial BBSs with Internet access (like America Online, CompuServe, GEnie, Netcom, etc.) are technically ISPs, the term is usually reserved for local or regional small providers (often run by hackers turned entrepreneurs) who resell Internet access cheaply without themselves being information providers or selling advertising. Compare
NSP.
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Internet Service Provider + Interrupt Stack Pointer + Interrupt Status Port
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Integrated System Peripheral control
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Internet Service Provider [Internet] +
 | A Glossary of Internet & PC Terminology |
Internet
Service
Provider or sometimes referred to as Internet Access Provider (IAP) is a company which provides access to the
Internet for people like you & me. The company handles the link from your PC to the rest of the Internet. The ISP's central computer is linked to the rest of the internet so the person using this service only pays the telephone charges to connect from their home computer to the ISP's central computer
 | WebGuest Web Glossary |
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.
 | Jensen's Technology Glossary |
Internet Service Provider that provides access to the Internet and the World Wide Web.
 | Internet Glossary |
(Internet Service Provider) -- An institution that provides access to the Internet in some form, usually for money.
 | Website design & Internet terms |
Internet Service Provider. A company that provides access to the Internet, e-mail facilities and other services to computer users.
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Internet Service Provider.
 | Internetworking Terms |
Internet Service Provider. The organisation or corporation that you dial into via modem so as to gain various access into the Internet.
 | INTERNET TERMS&ACRONYMSV1.0 |
ISP (Internet Service Provider )
The company which provides you with a connection to the Internet via either a Dial-up connection or a Direct-connection,usually for a fee,such as Superonline.Using a modem,you can dial up to a service provider (high speed link known as T1 ) whose computers will connect you to the internet.
 | Internet and Chat Abbreviations |
Internet Service Provider
 | The Internet Dictionary |
(Internet Service Provider) An organization that lets users dial into its computers to connect to its Internet link for a fee. ISPs generally provide only an Internet connection, an electronic mail address, and maybe World Wide Web browsing software. You can use an ISP based in your town that offers an access number in your local calling area, or a national ISP that provides local-access numbers across the country (many of them also offer 1-800 dialing access). You can also connect to the Internet through a commercial online service, such as CompuServe or America Online. With this kind of connection, you get Internet access and the proprietary features offered by the online service, such as chat rooms and searchable databases. Internet access through online services may be more expensive than that obtained through an ISP.
(or Internet Service Provider, ISP) A business that provides connections to a part of the Internet.
 | Glossary of Computer and Internet Terms |
Stands for "Internet Service Provider." It's how just about all homes are connected to the Internet. Most ISPs are made up of a network of servers, including Web, e-mail, and news servers). When your modem dials your ISP, a point-to-point protocol (PPP) connection is established with another modem on the ISP's end. From there, you are connected to routers which route you to the Internet "backbone". From there, you can access stuff from anywhere around the world.