Wider Area Network

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
WAN
Pronunciation
/ˈwaɪdər ˈɛriə ˈnɛtˌwərk/
Category
Miscellaneous
Related Field
Unclassified

Examples in Context

  1. The wide area backup protection is an effective technical way to solve the problems existing in traditional backup protection, in which the multi-point information from much wider area of power network could be used.
  2. The Internet is a worldwide computer network. a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network.
  3. A computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network. You do not have a World Wide Web Favorites folder registered on your computer.
  4. Some fixed observation stations, called as base stations, at least three generally, are set uniformly and sparsely in a wider area consisting of a base station network.
  5. With the development of wireless network technology, handheld devices such as PDAs have a wider application area. As a result, the performance in wireless network and multimedia applications must be significantly improved.

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