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LAN party en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈlan ˌpɑː.ti/ (British, Multicultural-London-English, Southern, Standard)
  • /ˈlæn ˌpɑɹ.ti/ (Canada, Ireland, US)

Etymology

From LAN + party.

Meanings

  1. A social event based around a LAN (local area network) where participants engage in computer activities such as multiplayer gaming.
    • LAN parties have been around ever since geeks started playing games on computer networks. 2011, Brian Johnson, Duncan Mackenzie, Xbox 360 For Dummies:
    • For obvious reasons, one-day events are the easiest to set up, and it is recommended that the first LAN party you host be a one-day party. 2001 October 8, Network World, volume 18, number 41:
    • People like to go to LAN parties because graphically intensive games play better over a LAN than over the Internet[…] 2007, Meredith G. Farkas, Social software in libraries, page 219:

Forms

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LAN parties Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

copyparty · demoparty

Translations (5)

de LAN-Party (social event) · fi lanit (social event) · pl LAN party (social event) · sv LAN-party (social event) · fi LAN-tapahtuma (social event)