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1local 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… …
2Local 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) …
3Local Area Network — Ein Local Area Network (englische Aussprache [ləʊkl ˈɛəɹɪə ˈnɛtwɜːk], zu Deutsch lokales Netzwerk), kurz LAN, ist ein Rechnernetz, das die Ausdehnung von Personal Area Networks übertrifft, die Ausdehnung von Metropolitan Area Networks, Wide Area… …
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 — 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… …
6local-area network — Abbreviated LAN. A group of computers and associated peripheral devices connected by a communicationschannel,capableofsharingfilesand other resources among several users. See also file server; metropolitan area network; peer to peer… …
7local area network — noun a computer networking system which links computers within a limited geographical area to a central computer by means of landlines. Compare wide area network. Also, LAN …
8Wireless Local Area Network — [ˈwaɪəlɪs ləʊkl ˈɛəɹɪə ˈnɛtwɜːk] (deutsch: wörtlich „drahtloses lokales Netzwerk“ – Wireless LAN, W LAN, WLAN) bezeichnet ein lokales Funknetz, wobei meistens ein Standard der IEEE 802.11 Familie gemeint ist. Für diese engere Bedeutung wird in… …
9Wide area network — (WAN) is a computer network that covers a broad area (i.e., any network whose communications links cross metropolitan, regional, or national boundaries cite book last =Groth first = David authorlink = coauthors = Toby Skandier title = Network+… …
10Network architecture — is the design of a communications network. It is a framework for the specification of a network s physical components and their functional organization and configuration, its operational principles and procedures, as well as data formats used in… …
