What Does ARPANET Stand For?

ARPANET stands for Advanced Research Projects Agency Network

ARPANET, or Advanced Research Projects Agency Network, was a pioneering packet-switching network developed in the late 1960s by the United States Department of Defense’s Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA). It was the first network to implement the protocols that became the basis for modern Internet technology. ARPANET facilitated communication and data sharing among various research institutions and laid the groundwork for subsequent development of global networking, influencing the evolution of the Internet as we know it today.