local area network

noun

1. a system for linking private telecommunications equipment, as in a building or cluster of buildings.
2. Computers. a system for linking personal computers and workstations with each other in order to share data, devices, programs, etc.: usually confined to one office, building, or home. Compare network ( def 3 ).

local area network

noun

1. computing the linking of a number of different devices by cable within a system LAN

local area network

/ lō′kəl /

1. See LAN