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Does anyone know if it is possible to rename localhost to read "http://mynet/" for example instead of "http://localhost/"

You can, but why?
You can add mynet and have both.
See c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts (no file extension)

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# For example:
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#      102.54.94.97     rhino.acme.com          # source server
#       38.25.63.10     x.acme.com              # x client host

127.0.0.1       localhost
::1             localhost
127.0.0.1       mynet


You have to open your text editor as Administrator to save any changes and it's effective right away.

Although that works, I was looking for a way to change it within Apache...

you cannot. The domainname needs to get resolved and that is not the task of Apache.

Look for ServerName in Apache.

However, mynet has to exist and be resolvable which is what adding it to the hosts file is for.
Apache, unless you have specific virtualhost/s, will answer anything pointing to your IP without regard for what the ServerName is set to.