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local area network

–noun

1.	a system for linking private telecommunications equipment, as in a building or cluster of buildings.

2.	Computers. a system for linking a number of microcomputers, terminals, work stations, etc. with each other or with a mainframe computer in order to share data, printers, information, programs, disks, etc.; usually confined to one office or building. Compare network (def. 6).

Also, LAN.

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local area network
n. LAN.

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local area network
noun
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

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local area network 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: comp.dcom.lans.misc.
(1995-03-13)