What is VPN and How To Get Rid of?

So to the left of the airport symbol on the upper right area of my macbook another symbol is now there. i click it and says VPN: idle.
I dont even know what this is. I'm completely oblivious to this. What is it and should i keep it there or what?
Thanks.

VPN stands for Virtual Private Network and is a way to connect to for example a home or office network while on some random internet connection.
To get rid of it, click it, select "Open Internet Connect", choose the VPN-pane and uncheck "Show VPN status in menu bar".
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