"LAN" meaning in English

See LAN in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /læn/, /ˌɛl ˌeɪ ˈɛn/ Audio: En-us-LAN.oga [US], En-us-LAN (spelled-out).oga [US] Forms: LANs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} LAN (plural LANs)
  1. (networking) Acronym of local area network. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: local area network Categories (topical): Networking Derived forms: LAN adapter, LAN house, LAN party, wake-on-LAN Translations ((abbreviation) local area network): רֶתֶ״ם [feminine] (Hebrew), LAN (ran) (alt: ラン) (Japanese), LAN [feminine] (Portuguese), แลน (lɛɛn) (Thai)

Inflected forms

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