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local area network

[ˈloʊ.kəl ˈɛr.i.ə ˈnɛt.wɜrk]
nounpl: local area networks
rede de área local
1. A computer network that interconnects computers within a limited geographical area such as a home, school, office building, or closely positioned group of buildings
The office uses a local area network to share files and printers among departments.
O escritório usa uma rede de área local para compartilhar arquivos e impressoras entre departamentos.
2. A network typically owned and operated by a single organization with high-speed connections and lower latency compared to wide area networks
Our company installed a new local area network to improve data transfer speeds.
Nossa empresa instalou uma nova rede de área local para melhorar as velocidades de transferência de dados.
Synonyms
LANlocal networkintranet
Antonyms
wide area networkWANinternet

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
rede de área local
standard technical term used in Brazil
São Paulo
rede local
abbreviated form commonly used in tech environments
Portugal
rede de área local
standard technical term used in Portugal
General
LAN
acronym widely used across all Portuguese-speaking regions in technical contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

connect to the LAN
LAN party
across the network
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