Satellite Definition–noun | 1. | Astronomy. a natural body that revolves around a planet; a moon. | | 2. | a country under the domination or influence of another. | | 3. | something, as a branch office or an off-campus facility of a university, that depends on, accompanies, or serves something else. | | 4. | an attendant or follower of another person, often subservient or obsequious in manner. | | 5. | a device designed to be launched into orbit around the earth, another planet, the sun, etc. | –adjective | 6. | of, pertaining to, or constituting a satellite: the nation's new satellite program. | | 7. | subordinate to another authority, outside power, or the like: summoned to a conference of satellite nations. | |
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Internet Definition–noun | a vast computer network linking smaller computer networks worldwide (usually prec. by the). The Internet includes commercial, educational, governmental, and other networks, all of which use the same set of communications protocols. | |
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Provider Definition–noun | 1. | a person or thing that provides. | | 2. | a person who supports a family or another person. | |
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