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local area network

/ˈləʊklˌɛːɹɪəˌnɛtwəːk/

local area network noun: an interconnection of computers that are in relatively close proximity to each other, such as within a building.

Noun

local area network (plural local area networks)

  1. An interconnection of computers that are in relatively close proximity to each other, such as within a building.
    • A local area network connects all of the computers in our office.
    Synonyms:
    LAN
  2. A network on which all devices communicate using OSI model device layer addressing.
  3. (Internet) A network on which all communication is delivered by way of MAC addresses and that is not routed.

local area network meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Kannada and Vietnamese

local area network in Tamil

குறும்பரப்புப் பிணையம், இடத்துரி வலையமைப்பு

local area network in Bengali

local area network, LAN
স্থানীয় নেটওয়ার্ক sthanīẏô neṭwark

local area network in Kannada

ಸ್ಧಳೀಯ ಪ್ರದೇಶ ನೆಟ್‌ವರ್ಕ್

local area network in Vietnamese

network
mạng cục bộ, mạng máy tính cục bộ

Synonyms of local area network

Antonyms

Forms of local area network

plurallocal area networks

Questions about local area network

What does local area network mean?
Local area network means an interconnection of computers that are in relatively close proximity to each other, such as within a building.
What is local area network in Tamil?
Local area network in Tamil is குறும்பரப்புப் பிணையம், இடத்துரி வலையமைப்பு. See Local area network meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is local area network?
Local area network is a noun.
How do you pronounce local area network?
Local area network is pronounced /ˈləʊklˌɛːɹɪəˌnɛtwəːk/.
What is the plural of local area network?
The plural of local area network is local area networks.

Words near local area network in the dictionary

  1. local administrative units
  2. local anaesthetic
  3. local anaesthetics
  4. local anesthetic
  5. local anesthetics
  6. local area network
  7. local area networks
  8. Local Arm
  9. local attraction
  10. local attractions
  11. local authorities

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Adapted from Wiktionary: local area network (page history and authors); local area network (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); স্থানীয় নেটওয়ার্ক (Bengali) (page history and authors); local area network (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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