Glossary of Data Communications TermsCourtesy Enterprise-Wide Computing, Inc. |
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Term:
Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET)
Definition: 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] |
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