virtual private network

Summary

virtual private network is a service on Internet^[1]. It draws 2,358 Wikipedia views per month (service_on_internet category, ranking #6 of 44).^[2]

Key Facts

• virtual private network's image is recorded as Netgear ProSafe Dual WAN VPN Gigabit Firewall FVS336G front.jpeg^[3].
• virtual private network's instance of is recorded as service on Internet^[4].
• virtual private network's instance of is recorded as Fuck Off!^[5].
• virtual private network's instance of is recorded as overlay network^[6].
• virtual private network's instance of is recorded as network architecture^[7].
• virtual private network's operator is recorded as internet service provider^[8].
• virtual private network's operator is recorded as Internet user^[9].
• virtual private network's operator is recorded as network administrator^[10].
• virtual private network's subclass of is recorded as service on Internet^[11].
• virtual private network's subclass of is recorded as Data Transmission Network^[12].
• virtual private network's subclass of is recorded as Q16307464^[13].
• virtual private network's Commons category is recorded as Virtual private networks^[14].
• virtual private network's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/012t0g^[15].
• virtual private network's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Virtual private networks^[16].
• virtual private network's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 1270897^[17].
• virtual private network's facet of is recorded as security risk^[18].
• virtual private network's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0281375^[19].
• virtual private network's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/virtual-private-network^[20].
• virtual private network's topic has template is recorded as Template:VPN^[21].
• virtual private network's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/vpn^[22].
• virtual private network's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://serverfault.com/tags/vpn^[23].
• virtual private network's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://superuser.com/tags/vpn^[24].
• virtual private network's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'VPN'}^[25].
• virtual private network's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'VPN'}^[26].
• virtual private network's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'VPN'}^[27].

Body

Identity

Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'VPN'}^[25], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'VPN'}^[26], {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'VPN'}^[27], {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'VPN'}^[28], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'RPV'}^[29], and {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'RPV'}^[30].

Operations

Operators include internet service provider^[8], Internet user^[9], and network administrator^[10].

Why It Matters

virtual private network draws 2,358 Wikipedia views per month (service_on_internet category, ranking #6 of 44).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 84 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]