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| LAST UPDATE: MARCH, 10. 1997 | C H A P T E R 5.10 - GLOSSARY - ARPANET |
ARPAnet
Explanation:
Short for:
Advanced Research Projects Agency Network.
One of the predecessors of the Internet. Initialized by the Department of Defense in the 60s with the purpose to create a computer network, which will still
be operable if one part has been destroyed by a (nuclear) attack.