'local area network' definitions:
Definition of 'local area network'
From: WordNet
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 [syn: local area network, LAN]
Definition of 'local area network'
From: GCIDE
- LAN \LAN\ n. [Local Area Network.] A local area network; a network[3] connecting computers and word processors and other electronic office equipment within a small area, to create an inter-office system, typically within one building or one site of a corporation. Contrasted to WAN, a wide-area network.
- Syn: local area network. [WordNet 1.5]