LAN

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  LAN \LAN\ n. [Local Area Network.]
     A {local area network}; a network[3] connecting computers and
     word processors and other electronic office equipment within
     a small area, to create an inter-office system, typically
     within one building or one site of a corporation. Contrasted
     to {WAN}, a wide-area network.


  
     Syn: local area network.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  LAN
       n : a local computer network for communication between
           computers; especially a network connecting computers and
           word processors and other electronic office equipment to
           create a communication system between offices [syn: {local
           area network}]

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  LAN
       Local Area Network (LAN)
       
       

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  LAN
       
          {local area network}