ISP

abbreviation for

1. internet service provider: a company that offers access to the internet and to email, usually for a monthly fee.

ISP

abbreviation for

1. internet service provider, a business providing its customers with connection to the internet and other related services

Word History and Origins

Origin of ISP¹

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

Wlink Communications, the largest ISP in Nepal, blamed the government for the disruption.

From Seattle Times

"By restoring these essential protections that millions fought so hard to make a reality, the FCC would once again be following the law Congress wrote for modern internet-access service ... Under these strong but flexible FCC rules, every ISP will be responsible for making resilient networks available to people on just and reasonable terms. And they won’t be able to pick and choose what any of us can say or see online."

From Salon

On Feb. 7, Nex was in ISP—in school suspension—because he had been caught with a vape pen.

From Slate

He also said that before being in ISP, he’d never met these three girls before, and they had been teasing him on and off.

From Slate

Suppose an ISP doesn’t like the message of a civil rights or social justice site.

From Seattle Times