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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [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
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: {local area network}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
LAN {local area network}
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
LAN Local Area Network (LAN)
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