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local-area network
A high-speed,
low-error data network covering a relatively small geographic area, up to a few
thousand meters. LANs connect workstations, peripherals, terminals, and other
devices in a single building or other geographically limited area. LAN
standards specify cabling and signaling at the physical and data link layers of
the OSI model. Ethernet, FDDI, and Token Ring are widely used LAN technologies.
Compare with MAN and WAN.
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