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title: What is a VPN network?
description: A virtual private network (VPN) extends a private network across a public network, and enables users to send and receive data across the public network as if their computing devices were directly connected to the private network.
url: "https://eblocker.org/en/docs/what-is-a-vpn-network/"
updated: "2020-12-11"
category: General Questions / IT Background
tags:
  - Needs revision
  - Questions before installation
---

# What is a VPN network?

A virtual private network (VPN) extends a private network across a public network, and enables users to send and receive data across the public network as if their computing devices were directly connected to the private network.