virtual private network

virtual private network definition - finance
A very secure network that is used to transmit sensitive and private data using the Internet as the mode of transportation. The data is encrypted. VPNs are used for a variety of purposes, including electronic commerce.

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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