Term:Local Area Network
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DSS Glossary
Local Area Network - See Network.
GAO-09-232G
Local Area Network (LAN) - A group of computers and other devices dispersed over a relatively limited area and connected by a communications link that enables a device to interact with any other on the network. Local area networks (LAN) commonly include microcomputers and shared (often expensive) resources such as laser printers and large hard disks. Most modern LANs can support a wide variety of computers and other devices. Separate LANs can be connected to form larger networks.
NIST SP 800-46
Local Area Network (LAN) - A Local Area Network (LAN) is a computer network that spans a relatively small area. Most LANs are confined to a single building or group of buildings. However, one LAN can be connected to other LANs over any distance via telephone lines and radio waves. A system of LANs connected in this way is called a Wide Area Network ( WAN).
NIST SP 800-48
Local Area Network (LAN) - A network that connects computers in close proximity via cable, usually in the same building.
NIST SP 800-82 Final Draft
Local Area Network (LAN) - A group of computers and other devices dispersed over a relatively limited area and connected by a communications link that enables any device to interact with any other on the network.
NSA IATF 3-1
Local Area Network (LAN) - A limited distance, high-speed data communication system that links computers into a shared system (two to thousands) and is entirely owned by the user. Cabling typically connects these networks.
