[1] : WordNet (r) 2.0

defense advanced research projects agency
     n : the central research and development organization for the
         united states department of defense; responsible for
         developing new surveillance technologies since 9/11 syn:
          darpa
see also:
darpa 

[2] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

defense advanced research projects agency
     
         darpa, arpa an agency of the us department of defense
        responsible for the development of new technology for use by
        the military.  darpa was established in 1958 in response to
        the soviet launching of sputnik, with the mission of keeping
        the us's military technology ahead of its enemies.  darpa is
        independent from other more conventional military rd and
        reports directly to senior dod management.  darpa has around
        240 personnel about 140 technical directly managing a $2
        billion budget.  these figures are "on average" since darpa
        focusses on short two to four-year projects run by small,
        purpose-built teams.
     
        arpa was its original name, then it was renamed darpa for
        defense in 1972, then back to arpa when?, and then,
        incredibly, back to darpa again on 1996-03-11
     
        arpa was responsible for funding development of arpanet
        which grew into the internet, as well as the berkeley
        version of unix and tcp/ip.
     
        home http://www.darpa.mil/.
     
        history http://www.foldoc.org/pub/darpa.
     
        1999-07-17
     
     
see also:
arpanet internet berkeley unix tcp/ip lt;homegt; lt;historygt; 

Agency >> A Words
Agency, definition of term: Agency
agency_pag1.html

Defense >> D Words
Defense, definition of term: Defense
defense_pag1.html

Research >> R Words
Research, definition of term: Research
research_pag1.html

Defense Mechani >> D Words
Defense Mechani, definition of term: Defense Mechani
defense+mechani_pag1.html

Defense Attorne >> D Words
Defense Attorne, definition of term: Defense Attorne
defense+attorne_pag1.html

Travel Agency >> T Words
Travel Agency, definition of term: Travel Agency
travel+agency_pag1.html

Civil Defense >> C Words
Civil Defense, definition of term: Civil Defense
civil+defense_pag1.html

Free Agency >> F Words
Free Agency, definition of term: Free Agency
free+agency_pag1.html