local area network

American  

Also LAN

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.

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local area network British  

noun

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

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local area network Scientific  

/ lō′kəl /

1. See LAN

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local area network

If malicious actors were able to penetrate the local area network of the converter station on the wind farm side, these actors could tamper with the system's sensors.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 24, 2024

In order to access this information on the go, the app’s developers also created a portable backpack kit that acts as a local area network without connections to the broader Internet.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 7, 2023

As a result, onboard users experience local area network speeds and always have complete access to system functionality, even when the application is disconnected.

From Forbes ● Dec. 9, 2014

The devices can use a low-power local area network to communicate with the router, which is connected to the Internet by cable or fiber.

From Forbes ● Feb. 27, 2014

I'm sure you're not, that the experts here say that, besides our work, almost every local area network in the country is infected with a virus of one type or another.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Winn Schwartau