intranet
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of intranet
First recorded in 1990–95; intra- ( def. ) + (inter)net ( def. )
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“Over the years we have built up structures, capacities and head count,” Blume said in a Q&A published on the company intranet last month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Buses, subway systems, online payment and banking platforms, as well as ride-hailing, navigation and food delivery services, are all functioning on the intranet, along with local news websites.
From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026
A 2023 Pentagon memo forbids staffers from using any unclassified communication network “to access, transmit, process non-public DoD information,” since there’s already a specialized Defense intranet system for classified info.
From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2025
He prefers his own “escalatory approach”, working through a system via an administrator’s access and searching for a “confluence”, a collection of information shared in one place, such as a workplace intranet.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2024
The obvious problem, which the seller didn’t bother to point out in the auction listing, was that these codes were useless unless you already had access to the company intranet.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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