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arpa

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Editorial note

We can futz around the edges with things like using in-addr.arpa for reverse DNS lookups (but what the hell is using a.arpa address if not hipster techie branding, anyway?), but the majority of the DNS hierarchy?

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Quick take

(US politics) Acronym of American Rescue Plan Act.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of arpa gathered in one view.

noun

(US politics) Acronym of American Rescue Plan Act.

noun

(military, US, historical) Acronym of Advanced Research Projects Agency, renamed to DARPA in 1972.

noun

(navigation) Initialism of Automatic Radar Plotting Aid.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for arpa.

noun

(US politics) Acronym of American Rescue Plan Act.

noun

(military, US, historical) Acronym of Advanced Research Projects Agency, renamed to DARPA in 1972.

noun

(navigation) Initialism of Automatic Radar Plotting Aid.

noun

(politics) Initialism of Association for Reformed Political Action.

Example sentences

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We can futz around the edges with things like using in-addr.arpa for reverse DNS lookups (but what the hell is using a.arpa address if not hipster techie branding, anyway?), but the majority of the DNS hierarchy?

2

Additionally, it seems that when the first TLD was defined,.arpa, some people were hacking to support it by just concatenating.arpa to the end of all the domain names.

3

When an isp gets a ip allocation, they specify the nameservers to use, and are responsible for that "subdomain" of the in-addr.arpa domain.

Quote examples

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When an isp gets a ip allocation, they specify the nameservers to use, and are responsible for that "subdomain" of the in-addr.arpa domain.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use arpa in a sentence?

We can futz around the edges with things like using in-addr.arpa for reverse DNS lookups (but what the hell is using a.arpa address if not hipster techie branding, anyway?), but the majority of the DNS hierarchy?

What does arpa mean?

(US politics) Acronym of American Rescue Plan Act.

What part of speech is arpa?

arpa is commonly used as noun.