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WAN

WAN

3 4.9
A network that connects computers and offices across cities or countries
  • noun
  • /wæn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : red de área amplia
  • End-user computing and controls related to various kinds of networks, including LANs, WANs, and intranets and extranets.
  • Wide Area Network
  • WAN network

Examples

  • So now this crucial WAN traffic is being buried in a mountain of LAN traffic.

    Blog text (13)
  • Consider an application linking a large number of publishers, each publishing to fewer subscribers, all deployed across a WAN.

    Blog text (5)
  • Customers are paying for the analytics and reduced WAN access.

    Blog text (31)
  • You can view your WAN and your LAN IP from this screen as well.

    Blog text (21)
  • An exciting achievement last year was the expansion of the internal Wide Area Network (WAN) to include all regional offices and the Petroleum Division.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The WAN interface is provided by the ISP and is a static IP.

    Blog text (4)
  • Now imagine if we were to apply NetFlow at all the LAN switch interfaces and the WAN interfaces.

    Blog text (13)
  • Another exciting achievement last year was the expansion of ASME's internal wide area network (WAN) permitting instantaneous electronic communications between ASME locations.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Similarly, these servers attach many communications lines, both LANs (local-area networks) and WANs (wide-area networks).

    Academic text (2000)
  • A WAN connects multiple offices across different cities to facilitate communication and data sharing.

Synonyms

wide area network
vsWAN
  • Specialized
1 3.3

A system that links groups of computers in different cities or countries

is the common abbreviation used instead of the full formal name
internetwork
vsWAN
  • Specialized
5.2

A group of connected computers in different places that share data

is specific to networks that span large geographic areas rather than local links

Compounds

A pale, weak look on a person's face that shows illness or feeling tired

How Wide

Internet
  • Texting
999 1.0
WAN
  • Specialized
3 4.9
LAN
  • Specialized
11 3.4

Surface Forms

WAN singular
WANs plural

Etymology

The word WAN stands for wide area network, where wide means 'covering a large area' and network means 'a group of connected things'. So a WAN is a network that links smaller local networks across cities or countries.