dark internet

or Dark In·ter·net

[ dahrk-in-ter-net ]

noun
  1. Also called dark net, lost net . the portion of the internet that is hidden from search engines and cannot be accessed, as when IP addresses are no longer working.

Origin of dark internet

1
First recorded in 2000–05

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How to use dark internet in a sentence

  • But Peter will count his lost nets; there is nothing else he will think of.

    Jan Vedder's Wife | Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr