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  1.                 From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
                    

    local area network LAN

    <networking> (LAN) A data communications network which is geographically limited (typically to a 1 km radius) allowing easy interconnection of terminals, microprocessors and computers within adjacent buildings. Ethernet and FDDI are examples of standard LANs.

    Because the network is known to cover only a small area, optimisations can be made in the network signal protocols that permit data rates up to 100Mb/s.

    See also token ring, wide area network, metropolitan area network..

    Usenet newsgroup: news:comp.dcom.lans.misc.

    (1995-03-13)