wide area network

See also: wide-area network

English

Alternative forms

• wide-area network

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwʌɪdˌɛːrɪəˌnɛtwəːk/

• Audio (Canada):

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Noun

wide area network (plural wide area networks)

1. (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