also: バン · ヴァン · ブイエーエヌ
noun
value-added network; VAN
A computing term for a private network that provides services beyond basic data transmission, such as protocol conversion or message handling.
企業間のデータ交換にはＶＡＮがよく使われる。
VANs are often used for data exchange between companies.
バンは付加価値通信網の略称です。
VAN is an abbreviation for value-added network.
Common abbreviated reading; often used in speech and informal writing.
Alternate abbreviated reading; less common than バン.
From English 'value-added network', abbreviated as VAN.