("Internet Surfing") USed by analogy to deScribe the eaSe with which an expert uSer can uSe the waveS of information flowing around the Internet to get where he wantS. The term became popular in the early 1990S aS acceSS to the Internet became more wideSpread and toolSSuch aSWorld-Wide WebbrowSerS made itS uSe Simpler and more pleaSant. (1995-01-05)