| NOUN | artifact | local area network, LAN | a local computer network for communication between computers |
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| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonym | LAN | |
| Parts | busbar, bus | An electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits |
| Narrower | ethernet | A type of network technology for local area networks |
| wireless local area network, WLAN, wireless fidelity, WiFi | A local area network that uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and receive data over distances of a few hundred feet | |
| Broader | computer network | (computer science) a network of computers |
| Spanish | intranet, LAN, RAL, red de área local, red local | |
| Catalan | intranet, LAN, xarxa d'àrea local | |
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