LAN

/læn/

/læn/

Other forms: LANS; LANs

Definitions of LAN

1. 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
   synonyms: local area network

   types:

   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

   WLAN, Wi-Fi, WiFi, wireless fidelity, wireless local area network

   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

   type of:

   computer network

   (computer science) a network of computers