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ISP

abbr.
internet service provider
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

ISP

abbreviation for
(Computer Science) internet service provider, a business providing its customers with connection to the internet and other related services
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

ISP

Internet Service Provider: a company that offers access to the Internet and to e-mail, usu. for a monthly fee.
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Translations
poskytovatel internetových služeb
internetudbyder
internet-palveluntarjoaja
pružatelj internetskih usluga
インターネットサービスプロバイダ
인터넷 서비스 제공자
Internetleverantör
nhà cung cấp dịch vụ Internet

ISP

[ˌaɪɛsˈpiː] n abbr (=Internet service provider) → FAI m(= fournisseur d'accès à Internet)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

ISP

(Comput) abbr of Internet service providerProvider m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

ISP

مُزَوَدٌ بِخِدْمَةِ الإِنْتَرْنِتِ poskytovatel internetových služeb internetudbyder Provider πάροχος υπηρεσιών διαδικτύου proveedor de servicios de Internet internet-palveluntarjoaja FAI pružatelj internetskih usluga ISP インターネットサービスプロバイダ 인터넷 서비스 제공자 ISP internettleverandør dostawca usług internetowych ISP поставщик услуг сети Интернет Internetleverantör ตัวย่อของธุรกิจจัดหาการเชื่อมต่อกับอินเตอร์เน็ตให้กับลูกค้า ISP nhà cung cấp dịch vụ Internet 网络服务提供商
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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