LAN

LAN  (ln) n. A system that links together electronic office equipment, such as computers and word processors, and forms a network within an office or building. [l(ocal) a(rea) n(etwork).]

LAN top to bottom: bus, star, and ring network configurations

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LAN

abbreviation for

(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) local area network

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LAN  (ln)

Short for local area network. A network that links together computers and peripheral equipment within a limited area, such as a building or a group of buildings. The computers in an LAN have independent central processing units, but they are able to exchange data with each other and to share resources such as printers. See also client/server networkpeer-to-peer network

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

LAN - 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 local area network busbar, bus - an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits; "the busbar in this computer can transmit data either way between any two components of the system" computer network - (computer science) a network of computers ethernet - a type of network technology for local area networks; coaxial cable carries radio frequency signals between computers at a rate of 10 megabits per second WiFi, wireless fidelity, wireless local area network, WLAN - a local area network that uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and receive data over distances of a few hundred feet; uses ethernet protocol

Translations

LAN [læn] N ABBR (Comput) =local area network → RAL f

LAN (Comput) abbr of local area network → LAN nt