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ARPA
ARPA Advanced Research Projects Agency (known for a time as DARPA). An agency of the US Department of Defense responsible for research and technical development in areas where no single service (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps) has a clear jurisdiction or interest. It is perhaps most famous for the network technology development that led to the ARPANET.
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JOHN DAINTITH. "ARPA." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "ARPA." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-ARPA.html JOHN DAINTITH. "ARPA." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-ARPA.html |
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Advanced Research Projects Agency
Advanced Research Projects Agency An agency of the US Department of Defense which sponsored much of the early research which eventually came to fruition as technologies used on the Internet. The research was motivated by the US government's need for computer communications which could survive high levels of conventional or nuclear attack.
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DARREL INCE. "Advanced Research Projects Agency." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DARREL INCE. "Advanced Research Projects Agency." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-AdvancedReserchPrjctsgncy.html DARREL INCE. "Advanced Research Projects Agency." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-AdvancedReserchPrjctsgncy.html |
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Advanced Research Projects Agency
Advanced Research Projects Agency see Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
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"Advanced Research Projects Agency." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Advanced Research Projects Agency." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-AdvancedReserchPrjctsgncy.html "Advanced Research Projects Agency." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-AdvancedReserchPrjctsgncy.html |
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ARPA
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"ARPA." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "ARPA." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-ARPA.html "ARPA." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-ARPA.html |
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ARPA
ARPA See ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY.
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DARREL INCE. "ARPA." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DARREL INCE. "ARPA." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-ARPA.html DARREL INCE. "ARPA." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-ARPA.html |
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arpa
arpa(It.). Harp.
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "arpa." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "arpa." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-arpa.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "arpa." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-arpa.html |
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ARPA
ARPA (ˈɑːpə) Advanced Research Projects Agency (see DARPA)
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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "ARPA." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "ARPA." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-ARPA.html FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "ARPA." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-ARPA.html |
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