also: アルパネット
noun
ARPANET; Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
Historical computer network; predecessor of the modern Internet. Used as a proper noun in technical and historical contexts.
ＡＲＰＡＮＥＴはインターネットの前身として知られている。
ARPANET is known as the predecessor of the Internet.
Standard full-width Latin-script spelling for the proper noun.
Alternate katakana spelling; less common than アーパネット.
インターネット is the modern global network that evolved from ARPANET.
From English 'ARPANET', an acronym for Advanced Research Projects Agency Network.