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wide-area network

wide-area network is the alternative form of wide area network.

Meaning of wide area network

Noun

wide area network (plural wide area networks)

  1. A computer network that covers a large geographic area.
    Synonyms:
    WAN

Forms of wide-area network

pluralwide-area networks

Questions about wide-area network

What is wide-area network the alternative form of?
Wide-area network is the alternative form of wide area network.

Words near wide-area network in the dictionary

  1. wide-angle
  2. wide-angle converter
  3. wide-angle converters
  4. wide-angle lens
  5. wide-angle lenses
  6. wide-area network
  7. wide-area networks
  8. wide-awake
  9. wide-awake hat
  10. wide-awake hats
  11. wide-awakes

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