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local area network en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈləʊklˌɛːɹɪəˌnɛtwəːk/
  • (Canada) audio

Meanings

  1. An interconnection of computers that are in relatively close proximity to each other, such as within a building.
    • A local area network connects all of the computers in our office.
  2. A network on which all devices communicate using OSI model device layer addressing.
  3. (Internet) A network on which all communication is delivered by way of MAC addresses and that is not routed.

Forms

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local area networks Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

wide area network · WAN

Coordinates

personal area network · metropolitan area network · WPAN · PAN · personal area network · storage area network · wide area network · campus area network

Hypernyms

network · computer network

Relateds

LAN party · network · wide area network · MAN · ARP · Metropolitan Area Network

Synonyms

LAN · LAN

Translations (33)

ru лока́лка (network) · vi mạng máy tính cục bộ (network) · vi mạng cục bộ (network) · de Local Area Network (network) · ko 근거리 통신망 (network) · de lokales Netzwerk (network) · fi lähiverkko (network) · ru лока́льная вычисли́тельная сеть (network) · nl local area network (network) · el ΤΔ (network) · kk жергілікті торап (network) · ru лока́льная сеть (network) · fi paikallisverkko (network) · is staðarnet (network) · pt rede local (network) · fi LAN (network) · nl lokaal netwerk (network) · cmn 局域網 /局域网 (network) · pt rede de área local (network) · mi whatunga rohe paetata (network) · pl lokalna sieć komputerowa (network) · ko 로컬 영역 네트워크 (network) · ja ローカル・エリア・ネットワーク (network) · fr RLE (network) · he רֶשֶׁת תִּקְשֹׁרֶת מְקוֹמִית (network) · cmn 區域網路 /区域网路 (network) · fr réseau local (network) · pt LAN (network) · is nærnet (network) · ru ЛВС (network) · fr LAN (network) · el τοπικό δίκτυο (network) · hu helyi hálózat (network)

wikidata: Q11381