Meanings
internet of things1
- uncountableAlternative letter-case form of Internet of Things.
Internet of Things2
alternative internet of things · alternative Internet of things
- An Internet-like structure connecting everyday physical objects equipped with RFID or similar tags.
Meronyms: ICDs, smart devices
2 more examples
The Internet of Things as an emerging global Internet-based information architecture facilitating the exchange of goods and services is gradually developing. While the technology of the Internet of Things is still being discussed […]
2010, Rolf H. Weber, Romana Weber, Internet of Things: Legal Perspectives, Springer, →ISBNFinally, I want to underscore that although it may be possible to image something like the “internet of things” without surveillance capitalism, it is impossible to image surveillance capitalism without something like the “internet of things.”
2018, Shoshana Zuboff, chapter 7, in The Age of Surveillance CapitalismSynonyms: IoT, Internet of Everything
Internet of things3
- uncountableAlternative letter-case form of Internet of Things.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn Internet-like structure connecting everyday physical objects equipped with RFID or similar tags.
Translations
Arabic إِنْتَرْنَت الْأَشْيَاء
- إِنْتَرْنَت الْأَشْيَاء (ʔintarnat al-ʔašyāʔ)Internet-like structure connecting everyday physical objects
Chinese Mandarin 物聯網 /物联网
- 物聯網 /物联网 (wùliánwǎng)Internet-like structure connecting everyday physical objects
Dutch internet der dingen
- internet der dingenInternet-like structure connecting everyday physical objects
Finnish esineiden internet
- esineiden internetInternet-like structure connecting everyday physical objects
French Internet des objets
- Internet des objetsInternet-like structure connecting everyday physical objects
German Internet der Dinge
- Internet der DingeInternet-like structure connecting everyday physical objects
Greek διαδίκτυο των πραγμάτων
- διαδίκτυο των πραγμάτων (diadíktyo ton pragmáton)Internet-like structure connecting everyday physical objects
Indonesian internet bersegala, internet untuk segala
- internet bersegalaInternet-like structure connecting everyday physical objects
- internet untuk segalaInternet-like structure connecting everyday physical objects
Italian Internet delle cose
- Internet delle coseInternet-like structure connecting everyday physical objects
Japanese モノのインターネット
- モノのインターネット (mono no intānetto)Internet-like structure connecting everyday physical objects
Norwegian Bokmål tingenes internett
- tingenes internettInternet-like structure connecting everyday physical objects
Persian اینترنت اشیا
- اینترنت اشیا (internet-e ašiyâ)Internet-like structure connecting everyday physical objects
Portuguese Internet das coisas
- Internet das coisasInternet-like structure connecting everyday physical objects
Spanish Internet de las cosas
- Internet de las cosasInternet-like structure connecting everyday physical objects
Swedish sakernas internet
- sakernas internetInternet-like structure connecting everyday physical objects
Turkish nesnelerin İnternet'i
- nesnelerin İnternet'iInternet-like structure connecting everyday physical objects
Welsh rhyngrwyd pethau, rhyngrwyd y pethau
- rhyngrwyd pethauInternet-like structure connecting everyday physical objects
- rhyngrwyd y pethauInternet-like structure connecting everyday physical objects
Cite this entry
internet of things. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/internet%20of%20things
“internet of things.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/internet%20of%20things. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “internet of things,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/internet%20of%20things.
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