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Intranet

nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026

A private network that is employed within the confines of a given enterprise (e.g., internal to a business or agency).

Framework senses

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →
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A computer network, especially one based on Internet technology, that an organization uses for its own internal, and usually private, purposes and that is closed to outsiders.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
§1
A private network that is employed within the confines of a given enterprise (e.g., internal to a business or agency).
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
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A private network that is employed within the confines of a given enterprise (e.g., internal to a business or agency).