English Explanatory Dictionary

ARPANET

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Initialism of Advanced Research Projects Agency Network, the world's first operational packet-switching network.
name
  1. Alternative spelling of ARPANET.

Pronunciation

/ˈɑɹ.pəˌnɛt/

Word forms

ARPANET the ARPANET

Etymology

From earlier ARPA (“Advanced Research Projects Agency”) with net for network.

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