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wide area network

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wide area network
n.
WAN.
wide area network
n
(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing a network of computers interconnected over large distances, often by optical fibres or microwave communications Abbreviation WAN
wide area network  (wd)
See WAN.
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Noun1.wide area networkwide area network - a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network
WAN
computer network - (computer science) a network of computers


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