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• Abbreviation for Advanced Research Projects Agency Network. A packet-switching network used by the Department of Defense, later evolved into the Internet.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  ARPANET. (n.d.). ATIS Telecom Glossary 2007. Retrieved June 4, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/arpanet.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  ARPANET. www.atis.org. ATIS Telecom Glossary 2007. ATIS. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/arpanet (accessed: June 4, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "ARPANET." ATIS Telecom Glossary 2007. ATIS. 4 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/arpanet.

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