local area network

noun [C] (abbreviation LAN) IT

Definition

› a system for connecting the computers of people who work in the same building: The company supplies local area network equipment and technical support.

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(Definition of local area network noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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