{"id":7921,"date":"2011-11-17T22:38:42","date_gmt":"2011-11-17T22:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/darpanet\/"},"modified":"2011-11-18T09:53:06","modified_gmt":"2011-11-18T09:53:06","slug":"darpanet","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/15416\/darpanet","title":{"rendered":"DARPANET"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_darpanet_mean\">What Does DARPANET Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>DARPANET is an incorrect term for ARPANET, a predecessor to the modern day Internet. <\/p>\n<p>Also known as DARPANet.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_darpanet\">Techopedia Explains DARPANET<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) was responsible for building a packet-switching network called ARPANET that much of the roots of the Internet can be traced back to. 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