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LAN

UK/læn/ US/ˌɛl ˌeɪ ˈɛn/ fairly common

noun

1.

a local computer network for communication between computers; especially a network connecting computers and word processors and other electronic office equipment to create a communication system between offices

Origin

From Mandarin 嵐 /岚 (Lán).

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