Wireless local area network
nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026
A group of wireless networking devices within a limited geographic area, such as an office building, that exchange data through radio communications. The security of each WLAN is heavily dependent on how well each WLAN component—including client devices, APs, and wireless switches—is secured throughout the WLAN lifecycle, from initial WLAN design and deployment through ongoing maintenance and monitoring.
MWENISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2
Senses
ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary
Two or more systems networked using a wireless distribution method
Wordset Dictionary
a local area network that uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and receive data over distances of a few hundred feet
Classifications
Entity Type
Network0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
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Sensitivity
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Information Class
—70%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Variants
- acronym
- WLAN
- synonym
- wifiWiFiwireless fidelityWLAN
- alternatephrasing
- Wireless Local Area Network
- plural
- Wireless local area networks
- possessive
- Wireless local area network's
- pluralpossessive
- Wireless local area networks'