local area network
Noun
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Noun
local area network (plural local area networks)
- (computing) An interconnection of computers that are in relatively close proximity to each other, such as within a building.
- A Local Area Network connects all of the computers in our office.
- (computing) A network on which all devices communicate using OSI model device layer addressing.
- (Internet) A network on which all communication is delivered by way of MAC addresses and that is not routed.
- French: réseau local, LAN, RLE (for enterprise LAN's)
- German: Local Area Network (formal), lokales Netzwerk
- Portuguese: rede local, LAN, rede de área local
- Russian: лока́льная вычисли́тельная сеть
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