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広域ＬＡＮ (こういきラン) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

広域ＬＡＮこういきらん

Meanings

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noun

wide area LAN

computing

Computing term for a local area network that spans a wide geographical area, as opposed to a standard LAN.

広こう域いきＬＡＮを構こう築ちくして、支し社しゃ間かんのデータ共きょう有ゆうを実じつ現げんした。
We built a wide area LAN and enabled data sharing between branch offices.

Kanji

広wide, broad, spacious
域range, region, limits

Similar words

ＬＡＮ
ＬＡＮ is a local area network confined to a single site, while 広域ＬＡＮ connects multiple sites over a larger area.
ＷＡＮ
ＷＡＮ (wide area network) is a broader term; 広域ＬＡＮ is a specific type of WAN that uses LAN technologies.

Etymology

Compound of 広域 (こういき, 'wide area') and ＬＡＮ (ラン, 'LAN'), a loanword from English 'local area network'.