"SPAN" meaning in English

See SPAN in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} SPAN
  1. Acronym of Suicide Prevention Advocacy Network. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: Suicide Prevention Advocacy Network
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  2. (computing) Acronym of Switched Port Analyzer, a Cisco technology. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: Switched Port Analyzer (extra: a Cisco technology)
    Sense id: en-SPAN-en-name-C98OUMn2 Categories (other): Computing, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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