intranet

Any private network that uses some or all of the protocols of The Internet. Note: In an intranet, nodes interact in a client-server relationship, nodes are identified by using Internet protocol (IP) addresses, and files are identified by universal resource locators (URLs). The data being exchanged are typically formatted using the HTML language, and is controlled and displayed using a browser. The intranet may be connected to The Internet via firewalls, or it may be totally separate. [After 2382-pt.35]