Definition of Arpanet

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Arpanet (Advanced Research Projects Agency net)
n. wide area computer network established in 1968 that primarily connected universities and research centers, predecessor of the Internet (Computers)

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ARPAnet Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries

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ARPANET
Advanced Research Projects Agency Network

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ARPANET
Advanced Research Projects Agency NETwork

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ARPANET
Advanced Research Projects Agency Network

WebGuest Web Glossary
ARPANET - Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
Developed by the US Department of Defense during the cold war. ARPANET was designed to survive nuclear attacks: the
authority was distributed over a large number of geographically dispersed computers, so that - even if most servers were destroyed - the remaining servers would be able to continue on. This computer network concept was the basis of the Internet .

Jensen's Technology Glossary
ARPANet
The Advanced Research Projects Agency Network formed in 1969 to connect the Department of Defense (DOD) with institutions conducting major defense contract research. The network linked super computers in major research universities with the DOD. This is credited with being the first academic computer network and is considered the "mother" of the Internet. In the 1980s, ARPANet split into two networks called ARPANet and MILNet (for unclassified military research). An interconnection with the DOD Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) led to a set of networks called DARPA Internet that later became referred to as just the Internet. (See also Internet )

Internet Glossary
ARPANet
(Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) -- The precursor to the Internet. Developed in the late 60’s and early 70’s by the US Department of Defense as an experiment in wide-area-networking that would survive a nuclear war.

Internetworking Terms
ARPANET
See: Advanced Research Projects Agency Network

Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
A pioneering longhaul network funded by ARPA (now DARPA). It served as the basis for early networking research, as well as a central backbone during the development of the Internet. The ARPANET consisted of individual packet switching computers interconnected by leased lines. See also: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. [Source: FYI4]

The Internet Dictionary
ARPAnet
(Advanced Research Projects Agency) The experimental network, established in the 1970s, where the theories and software on which the Internet is based were tested.


ARPAnet Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries

International Relations and Security Acronyms
ARPANET
Advanced Research Projects Agency Network


ARPAnet Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

Hill Associates Acronym List
ARPANET
Advanced Research Projects Agency Network 

Telecommunication Standard Terms
ARPANET
Abbreviation for Advanced Research Projects Agency Network.packet-switching network used by the Department of Defense, later evolved into the Internet.

Technical English by wpv
ARPANET
Advanced Research Projects Agency NETwork. A pioneering long-haul network funded by ARPA, an agency of the US Department of Defense responsible for the development of new technology for the military. It served as the basis for early networking research as well as a central backbone during the development of the Internet. The ARPANET consisted of individual packet switching computers interconnected by leased lines.

Telecom Terms
ARPANet
ARPA Network


ARPAnet Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

NCTS Glossary v.1.0
ARPANet
Advanced Research Projects Agency Network


ARPAnet Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

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arpanet
advanced research projects agency network
arpanet
advanced research projects agency network (usa, network)



ARPAnet Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

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ARPANET
The ARPANET, developed by DARPA of the United States Department of Defense, was the world's first operational packet switching network, and the predecessor of the global Internet.

Packet switching, now the dominant basis for both data and voice communication worldwide, was a new and important concept in data communications. Previously, data communication was based on the idea of circuit switching, as in the old typical telephone circuit, where a dedicated Derp circuit is tied up for the duration of the call and communication is only possible with the single party on the other end of the circuit.


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