Wide area network
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
A computer network connecting different remote locations that may range from short distances, such as a floor or building, to extremely long transmissions that encompass a large region or several countries
MWEISACA Cybersecurity Glossary
Senses
Wordset Dictionary
a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network
NIST SP 800-171r3attested usage pack match
No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 2 citations in that document; a definition is pending curation.
Classifications
Entity Type
Network95%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- acronym
- WAN
- synonym
- WAN
- alternatephrasing
- Wide Area Network
- plural
- Wide area networks
- possessive
- Wide area network's
- pluralpossessive
- Wide area networks'