Synonyms

ISP

American

abbreviation

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

ISP British

abbreviation

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

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Etymology

Origin of ISP

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

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Their ISP will be used to determine which of three new layers of support they will receive - "targeted", "targeted plus" or "specialist".

From BBC

As a reminder, ISP stands for "individual support plans".

From BBC

All children will have a legal right to an ISP and their nursery, school or college will be responsible for consulting with parents and drawing them up.

From BBC

If parents are not happy with what's in a child's ISP, they will have to go through a school complaints system first before being able to complain to the local authority, or to the government.

From BBC

What the ISP says about their needs determines which layer of support they will receive.

From BBC

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