wide area network

See also: wide-area network

English

Alternative forms

wide-area network

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwʌɪdˌɛːrɪəˌnɛtwəːk/
Audio (CA) (file)

Noun

wide area network (plural wide area networks)

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

Synonyms

WAN

Hyponyms

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

Coordinate terms

local area network, personal area network

Translations

network

Chinese:
Mandarin: 廣域網／广域网 (zh) (guǎngyùwǎng), 外網／外网 (wàiwǎng), 公網／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)
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Russian: глоба́льная компью́терная сеть f (globálʹnaja kompʹjútɛrnaja setʹ), ГКС (ru) f (GKS)
Vietnamese: mạng diện rộng

References

wide area network on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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