local area network

Noun

 * 1)  An interconnection of computers that are in relatively close proximity to each other, such as within a building.
 * A Local Area Network connects all of the computers in our office.
 * 1)  A network on which all devices communicate using OSI model device layer addressing.
 * 2)  A network on which all communication is delivered by way of MAC addresses and that is not routed.

Usage notes

 * (communication by way of MAC address) This is the technically correct sense of the term in an internetworking context.

Related terms

 * Metropolitan Area Network
 * Metropolitan Area Network
 * Metropolitan Area Network

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Dutch: local area network, lokaal netwerk
 * Finnish:, paikallisverkko,
 * French:, , RLE
 * German: Local Area Network, lokales Netzwerk
 * Greek: ΤΔ,
 * Hebrew: רֶשֶׁת תִּקְשֹׁרֶת מְקוֹמִית
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: staðarnet, nærnet
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ローカル・エリア・ネットワーク
 * Kazakh: жергілікті торап
 * Korean:
 * Maori: whatunga rohe paetata
 * Portuguese: rede local, LAN, rede de área local
 * Russian:, , лока́льная сеть,
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Vietnamese: mạng cục bộ, mạng máy tính cục bộ