Arpanet

Arpanet definition - finance
The first generation of the Internet, which consisted of electronic mail and software that allowed users to transfer files. The second generation of the Internet is the World Wide Web, which allows people to connect to databases in addition to Arpanet services. Today, the third generation of the Internet allows people to connect directly to the InternetÂ’s computers via software.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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