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Internet vs. Intranet
Internet
/ˈɪntənet/Examples:
I buy jeans on the Internet.Researching online saved a lot of time.We met in an Internet forum.
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This word has no antonymsIntranet
Examples:
Our company has a secure intranet for internal communication.Documents were uploaded to the intranet for easy access.The intranet hosts all our department's essential tools.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Think of internet as the larger, public network connecting millions of private networks worldwide.
- Intranet is commonly associated with services like private network access within a corporation or organization.
- The internet is accessible to everyone globally, while an intranet is restricted to specific users.
- Picture the internet as a vast web that links us to endless information, while an intranet is like a private library accessible only to select members.
- In the term intranet, the prefix intra- indicates within, highlighting its internal nature.
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