intranet

noun

in·tra·net | \ˈin-trə-ˌnet

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Definition of intranet

: 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)

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Deutsche Bank AG, with some 30,000 employees eligible, received 134 inquiries during the first quarter, even though Germany’s biggest lender has ready-made forms on its employee intranet site. — Elisabeth Behrmann, Bloomberg.com, "Germany’s Big Pay-Gap Problem," 3 June 2018 SharePoint is primarily used by businesses to organize documents, build intranet sites, and manage content internally. — Tom Warren, The Verge, "Microsoft is bringing the SharePoint work environment to virtual reality headsets," 21 May 2018 In China, for instance, the government controls what people can find on the intranet. — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, "Pomfret School Alumni Share Thoughts On Trump, Putin, Jinping," 21 May 2018 Google’s employee intranet is filled with tools enabling its 80,000 employees to broadcast their opinions. — Douglas Macmillan, WSJ, "Google vs. Google: How Nonstop Political Arguments Rule Its Workplace," 1 May 2018 In 2003, one year before Facebook was founded, a website called Facemash began nonconsensually scraping pictures of students at Harvard from the school’s intranet and asking users to rate their hotness. — Zeynep Tufekci, WIRED, "Why Zuckerberg’s 15-Year Apology Tour Hasn’t Fixed Facebook," 6 Apr. 2018 In conjunction with the announcement of the Westworld immersive activation at SXSW, the show’s official Twitter account posts a link to the Delos Destination intranet. — Bryan Bishop, The Verge, "A guide to Westworld’s viral marketing, for fans who don’t want to translate binary code," 6 Apr. 2018 Emory Healthcare employees should refer to the EHC intranet and to emails from Emory Healthcare for information on operations and procedures. — Eric Stirgus, ajc, "DeKalb County water main break causes college campus closings," 7 Mar. 2018 Instructions posted on an employee intranet portal say the company’s confidential hotline is for accounting or securities issues, not for harassment complaints. — Alexandra Berzon, WSJ, "Casino Managers Enabled Steve Wynn’s Alleged Misconduct for Decades, Workers Say," 27 Mar. 2018

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intranet

noun

English Language Learners Definition of intranet

computers : a network that works like the Internet but can only be used by certain people (such as the employees of a company)

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