Wide area network

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

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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

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Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

4 surface forms

acronym: WAN
plural: Wide area networks
possessive: Wide area network's
pluralpossessive: Wide area networks'

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