intranet

noun

in·​tra·​net ˈin-trə-ˌnet How to pronounce intranet (audio)
: a network operating like the World Wide Web but having access restricted to a limited group of authorized users (such as employees of a company)

Examples of intranet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Usage statistics: Analyzing data from the use of intranets, newsletters, apps or social platforms can provide insights into how well employees receive and engage with internal messages. Kathleen Lucente, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024 The news organization saw a post on VW's intranet quoting CEO Thomas Schaffer, who blamed low productivity and high costs for the impending cuts. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 28 Nov. 2023 Often, the acquiring company or spinoff entity won’t be allowed to email impacted employees, and the existing intranet will be inaccessible for the employees who are yet to be acquired. Elizabeth Baskin, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023 Employer intranets outlining company benefits not only streamline resources but also eliminate potentially hard conversations for employees in need. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023 According to National Mortgage News, CEO William Taylor published a video on the company’s intranet in late May thanking some branch managers for paying rent for the company. William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 11 Sep. 2023 Hess, in his report, acknowledged that as a best practice, many government and private organizations have implemented policies similar to the one Dahl quietly posted to the IT department’s intranet. Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Aug. 2023 The internet was three people’s computers that worked on an intranet. Eric Francisco, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 July 2023 The batch of internal emails shows that on April 11, the Information Technology Department director, Marc Dahl, sent former chief of staff Sami Graham the policy language and told her that it was published to the city’s intranet on the internal IT security web page. Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 19 July 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of intranet was in 1977

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“Intranet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intranet. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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