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Advanced Research Projects Agency(ARPA)
An agency within the U.S. Department of Defense established in 1958 to research advanced defense technology. The agency, later renamed the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), funded and coordinated some of the initial technology for the modern Internet.