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- wide area network (WAN) - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up)
A network that connects computers over a large geographic area, a wide area network (WAN) spans cities, countries, or the globe. WANs may link two or more smaller computer networks called local area networks (LANs). The largest WAN is the Internet, which connects numerous smaller WANs worldwide. As its name suggests, it is a network of networks.