lan
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- 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 officesSynonyms: local area networkLAN
Webster's Dictionary (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]
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
local area network LAN
<networking> (LAN) A data communications network which is geographically limited (typically to a 1 km radius) allowing easy interconnection of terminals, microprocessors and computers within adjacent buildings. Ethernet and FDDI are examples of standard LANs.
Because the network is known to cover only a small area, optimisations can be made in the network signal protocols that permit data rates up to 100Mb/s.
See also token ring, wide area network, metropolitan area network..
Usenet newsgroup: news:comp.dcom.lans.misc.
(1995-03-13)