local-area network
1local area network — ➔ LAN * * * local area network UK US noun [C] (ABBREVIATION LAN) IT ► a system for connecting the computers of people who work in the same building: »The company supplies local area network equipment and technical support. → Compare …
2local area network — (LAN) An internal computer network located on one site as opposed to a wide area network which links different offices or sites of an organisation together. Related links wide area network Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and… …
3local area network — local area networks N COUNT A local area network is a group of personal computers and associated equipment that are linked by cable, for example in an office building, and that share a communications line. The abbreviation LAN is also used.… …
4local area network — n. a computer NETWORK (sense 3a) within a small area or within a common environment, as one within a building or one connecting offices on separate floors …
5Local Area Network — (LAN) communications network which connects computers that are located in close proximity (commonly used in offices, small companies, etc.) …
6local area network — ► NOUN ▪ a computer network that links devices within a building or group of adjacent buildings …
7Local Area Network — [Abk. LAN], lokales Netzwerk …
8local area network — local .area network n technical ↑LAN …
9local area network — local ,area network noun count COMPUTING a LAN …
10Local area network — LAN redirects here. For other uses, see LAN (disambiguation). Computer network types by geographical scope Body (BAN) Personal (PAN) Near me (NAN) Local (LAN) Home (HAN) Storage (SAN) Campus (CAN) Backbone Metropolitan (MAN) …