What do you mean internal?

Internal means inside, inner, located within something, occurring inside, or relating to inner part, as opposed to external which means outside. It is adjective describing something situated within boundaries of object, body, organization, or system. For example, internal organs are organs inside body like heart, lungs, stomach, as opposed to external features like skin, internal pain is pain felt inside body, not on surface. In a company, internal means within organization, such as internal meeting is meeting among employees inside company, internal memo is message circulated inside company not for public, internal audit checks inside processes. In computer, internal storage is storage inside device, not external drive. In personal sense, internal feelings are feelings inside mind, internal conflict is conflict within yourself. Internal can also mean private, confidential, not shared outside. For example, internal information is private information inside company. So when you say internal, you mean inner, interior, inside, within, private, not outer. It comes from Latin internus meaning within. Opposite is external meaning outside, outer, public.