intranet

[in-truh-net]

noun

Digital Technology.

1. a computer network with restricted access, as within a company, that uses software and protocols developed for the internet.

intranet

/ ˈɪntrəˌnɛt /

noun

1. computing an internal network that makes use of internet technology

intranet

1. A privately maintained computer network that only authorized persons can access. Many corporations and institutions, for example, communicate with employees or members through the use of a private intranet.

Word History and Origins

Origin of intranet¹

First recorded in 1990–95; intra- ( def. ) + (inter)net ( def. )

Word History and Origins

Origin of intranet¹

C20: from _intra- + _net ¹ (sense 8), modelled on _internet

Example Sentences

No emails, no intranet, no internal tools, no privileges.

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This month, the bank JPMorgan Chase reportedly closed comments on an intranet page announcing its return-to-work edict, following a tide of negative responses.

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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.

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Instead, the NIN—an intranet not linked to the outside world—is emerging as a bespoke, shadow network for Iran.

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Eventually, they discovered on their intranet system that “Jikji” was locked away in a basement vault in the old Richelieu branch in central Paris.

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