intranet

noun

in·​tra·​net ˈin-trə-ˌnet How to pronounce intranet (audio)
: a network operating like the World Wide Web but having access restricted to a limited group of authorized users (such as employees of a company)

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Another might prefer being interviewed for an article in an employee publication or on the intranet but will want to have the questions in advance to prepare. Elizabeth Baskin, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025 The end result could be the creation, within Russia, of a kind of intranet governed by very different rules from those beyond the country’s borders. Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2015 Executives might recognize the need for an intranet but lack the capability to evaluate the best solution. Nick Martin, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025 According to one source, who works for one of NOAA's multiple line offices, employees were emailed late Tuesday night and told to give this person edit access to internal intranet sites. Andrew Freedman, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for intranet

Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of intranet was in 1977

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“Intranet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intranet. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.

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