extranet
Definition
Restricted network of computers that allows controlled access to a firm's internal information to authorized outsiders (customers, suppliers, joint venture partners, etc.) by connecting them (usually via Internet) to the firm's intranet.
extranet is in the Data Management, Communications, & Networks and Internet & World Wide Web subjects.
extranet appears in the definitions of the following terms: transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP) and wide area network (WAN)
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