VPN

Computers.

virtual private network: a system or technology that uses a public network, usually the internet, to transmit encrypted data between a private network and a remote authorized user.

Origin of VPN

First recorded in 1980–85

Words Nearby VPN

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How to use VPN in a sentence

Even though he uses a VPN connection, his Internet is cut off whenever he makes the relevant web queries.
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But tech experts say the filters will be easy to evade, using VPN or proxy servers.
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Eptir at bj hann sik til ferar, ok var fklddr, ok gyri sik me saxinu, en hafi ekki fleiri VPN.
Beowulf | R. W. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for VPN

VPN

abbreviation for

virtual private network: a network that uses the internet to transfer information using secure methods

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