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ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY NETWORK

Specialty Definition: ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY NETWORK

Domain	Definition
Computing	Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) A pioneering longhaul wide area network funded by DARPA (when it was still called "ARPA"?). It became operational in 1968 and 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. Protocols used include FTP and telnet. It has now been replaced by NSFnet. [1968 or 1969?] (1994-11-17). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
Post & Telecom	A large wide-area network created by the United States Defense Advanced Research Project Agency(ARPA)in the 1960s as the first resilient large-scale packet switched network. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Crosswords: ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY NETWORK

Specialty definitions using "ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY NETWORK": ARPANET. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Modern Translation: ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY NETWORK

Language		Translations for "ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY NETWORK"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		ARPA (ARPANET). (various references)

Finnish		ARPA (lot, lottery ticket). (various references)

French		ARPA. (various references)

German		ARPA-Net (ARPANET). (various references)

Pig Latin		advanceday esearchray ojectspray agencyay etworknay

Portuguese		ARPA (ARPANET). (various references)

Spanish		ARPA (harp). (various references)

Swedish		ARPANET (ARPANET), ARPA (ARPANET). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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1. Crosswords
2. Translations: Modern
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