wireless local area network


noun
  1. a wireless broadband system for linking personal computers and workstations with each other in order to share data, devices, programs, etc.: usually confined to one office, building, or home.

Origin of wireless local area network

1
First recorded in 1985–90
  • Also wireless LAN, WLAN [duhb-uhl-yoo-lan, duhb-yuh-] /ˈdʌb əl yuˈlæn, ˈdʌb yə-/ .

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How to use wireless local area network in a sentence

  • It has been called Coel ede wlan, or the yarn test, and under this name I will describe the process.

    Welsh Folk-Lore | Elias Owen