'Net

See also: Appendix:Variations of "net"

English

Proper noun

the 'Net

1. Alternative form of Net (“the Internet”).
   • 1996, Dan DePardo, “Catching the Electronic Wave (The Article) "Way Long"”, in alt.sport.jet-ski (Usenet):

     "Geeks R Us" was a phrase that would often pop into my twisted little brain while I was initially learning to surf the 'Net.

   • 2000, Paul McNamara, "'Net Buzz", Network World, 27 November 2000
   • 2008, Christa Terry, IDo: Planning Your Wedding with Nothing But 'Net, Simon and Schuster →ISBN
   • 2012, Chris Martins, "Seapunks Salty Over Rihanna and Azealia Banks' 'Net Aesthetics", Spin, 14 November 2012
   • 2025 November 20, @catatante.bsky.social, Bluesky‎ (post), archived from the original on 11 December 2025:

     […] lots of Wikipedia for Japan, but Korea's had discrepancies (naming/ordering of wedding parts) so I had to explore a lot of the 'Net (and Wiktionary), lol