extranet

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/ˈɛkstrəˌnɛt/

noun

A private computer network that uses Internet protocols and can be accessed by authorized individuals via the Internet.

OriginEnglish net ← Middle English net ← Old English nett →
Less commonScrabble 15
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Meanings

nounextranet (plural extranets)

plural extranets

  1. computingA private computer network that uses Internet protocols and can be accessed by authorized individuals via the Internet.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰsteros
  4. Proto-Italic*eksteros
  5. Latinexter
  6. Latinextrā
  7. Englishextra-
  8. Proto-Germanic*natją
  9. Proto-West Germanic*nati
  10. Old Englishnett
  11. Middle Englishnet
  12. Englishnet
  13. Englishextranet

From extra- + net.

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Translations

Danish ekstranet
  • ekstranetprivate computer network accessed via the Internet
Finnish kumppanuusverkko, ekstranet
  • kumppanuusverkkoprivate computer network accessed via the Internet
  • ekstranetprivate computer network accessed via the Internet
French extranet
  • extranetprivate computer network accessed via the Internet
German Extranet
  • Extranetprivate computer network accessed via the Internet
Korean 익스트라넷
  • 익스트라넷 (ikseuteuranet)private computer network accessed via the Internet
Polish ekstranet
  • ekstranetprivate computer network accessed via the Internet
Portuguese extranet
  • extranetprivate computer network accessed via the Internet
Russian екстранет
  • екстранет (jekstranet)private computer network accessed via the Internet
Turkish dış ağ
  • dış ağprivate computer network accessed via the Internet
Vietnamese mạng ngoại bộ
  • mạng ngoại bộprivate computer network accessed via the Internet

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

externat
Cite this entry
APA

extranet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extranet

MLA

“extranet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extranet. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extranet,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extranet.

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