gripenet

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
gripenet

   [IBM] A wry (and thoroughly unofficial) name for {IBM}'s
   internal {VNET} system, deriving from its common use by IBMers
   to voice pointed criticism of IBM management that would be
   taboo in more formal channels.

   [{Jargon File}]
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