Storage area network (SAN)

nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026

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A high-speed special-purpose network (or sub-network) that connects different types of data storage devices with associated data servers on behalf of a larger network of users.

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Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Storage area network (SAN)S
possessive: Storage area network (SAN)'s
pluralpossessive: Storage area network (SAN)S'

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