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wide_area_network

wide area network

See also: wide-area network

English

Alternative forms

wide-area network

Noun

wide area network ‎(plural wide area networks)

(computing) A computer network that covers a large geographic area.

Synonyms

WAN

Coordinate terms

local area network, personal area network

Hyponyms

campus area network, low-power wide-area network, metropolitan area network

Translations

network

Chinese:
Mandarin: 廣域網 (zh), 广域网 (zh) ‎(guǎngyùwǎng), 外網, 外网 ‎(wàiwǎng), 公網 (zh), 公网 (zh) ‎(gōngwǎng)
Finnish: laajaverkko
French: réseau étendu m, WAN (fr) m
German: Wide Area Network n (formal), Weitverkehrsnetz n

Greek: δίκτυο ευρείας περιοχής n ‎(díktyo evreías periochís)
Hebrew: רֶשֶׁת תִּקְשֹׁרֶת מֶרְחָבִית
Japanese: ワイド・エリア・ネットワーク ‎(waido-eria-nettowāku), ワン (ja) ‎(wan) (WAN)
Russian: глоба́льная компью́терная сеть f ‎(globálʹnaja kompʹjútɛrnaja setʹ), ГКС f ‎(gɛ-ka-és)

References

wide area network on Wikipedia.Wikipedia