small area network
1Storage area network — Not to be confused with Network attached storage. Computer network types by geographical scope Body (BAN) Personal (PAN) Near me (NAN) Local (LAN) Home (HAN) Storage (SAN) Campus (CAN) Backbone Metropolitan (MAN) Wide (WAN) …
2local area network — 1. a system for linking private telecommunications equipment, as in a building or cluster of buildings. 2. Computers. a system for linking a number of microcomputers, terminals, work stations, etc. with each other or with a mainframe computer in… …
3Controller area network — Controller–area network (CAN or CAN bus) is a vehicle bus standard designed to allow microcontrollers and devices to communicate with each other within a vehicle without a host computer. CAN is a message based protocol, designed specifically for… …
4local area network — 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… …
5local area network — noun 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: ↑LAN • Hypernyms:… …
6Body Area Network — DefinitionWBAN or BAN, short for (Wireless) Body Area Network, consists of a set of mobile and compact intercommunicating sensors, either wearable or implanted into the human body, which monitor vital body parameters and movements [… …
7local 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 …
8Local Area Network — (LAN) communications network which connects computers that are located in close proximity (commonly used in offices, small companies, etc.) …
9local area network — noun Date: 1977 a network of personal computers in a small area (as an office) for sharing resources (as a printer) or exchanging data …
10Village Area Network — The concept of the Village Area Network or (VAN) was coined to demonstrate the importance of a networked community of technology users in small villages throughout the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta in southwest Alaska. The term was originally used by key …
