Definition of wide area network in US English:
wide area network
(also WAN)
nounˈˌwīd ˌerēə ˈnetˌwərk
A computer network in which the computers connected may be far apart, generally having a radius of half a mile or more.
广域网
Compare with local area network
Example sentencesExamples
- VPNs commonly are used to connect local area networks into wide area networks using the Internet.
- The database may be accessed, for example, over a network such as a wide area network, to allow database records to be individually updated without affecting other records in the database.
- The problem is that remote users can't access their files over low bandwidth, high-latency wide area networks (WANs).
- This is focused entirely on the business user in local area networks, wide area networks and multiserver environments.
- The FBI's Trilogy project - a plan to replace their Bureau's existing local and wide area networks - has been slammed by technology experts from the National Research Council.