Virtual private network

nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026

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Protected information system link utilizing tunneling, security controls (see Information Assurance), and endpoint address translation giving the impression of a dedicated line

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Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

Network0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

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Sensitivity

Regulated75%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Information Class

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Variants

5 surface forms

acronym: VPNVPN concentrator
plural: Virtual private networks
possessive: Virtual private network's
pluralpossessive: Virtual private networks'

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