DARPA

Defense Advanced Research

(pronounced: dar-pa)

A United States federal agency that conducts research for the Defense Department, it began as ARPA but became so dominated with defense work that its name was changed to DARPA. Work funded by DARPA led to the creation of the Internet. Decommissioned in 1990, it became ARPA once again, but is still referred to by both names.

NetLingo Classification: Net Organization

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