Arpanet

noun

Ar·pa·net ˈär-pə-ˌnet How to pronounce Arpanet (audio)

variants or ARPANET or less commonly ARPAnet

: an electronic communications network that was the predecessor to the Internet

What he typed could not even be sent as an e-mail, in case it crashed the ancient Arpanet system; he had to send a message to say that it could be downloaded.

Michael Hart, The Economist, 24 Sept. 2011

In June 1966, Robert Taylor took over after Sutherland accepted a post at Harvard. He conceived of the ARPANET, a network that would turn computers into communication devices, not just data crunchers.

Tom Harvey, Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Dec. 2009

Word History

Etymology

ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency, a research arm of the U.S. Department of Defense) + -net, short for network entry 1 (as in earlier telnet)

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

单词	Arpanet
释义	Arpanet noun Ar·pa·net ˈär-pə-ˌnet variants or ARPANET or less commonly ARPAnet : an electronic communications network that was the predecessor to the Internet What he typed could not even be sent as an e-mail, in case it crashed the ancient Arpanet system; he had to send a message to say that it could be downloaded. Michael Hart, The Economist, 24 Sept. 2011 In June 1966, Robert Taylor took over after Sutherland accepted a post at Harvard. He conceived of the ARPANET, a network that would turn computers into communication devices, not just data crunchers. Tom Harvey, Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Dec. 2009 Word History Etymology ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency, a research arm of the U.S. Department of Defense) + -net, short for network entry 1 (as in earlier telnet) First Known Use 1971, in the meaning defined above
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