[ noun ] 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 <noun.artifact>
LAN \LAN\ n. [Local Area Network.] A {local area network}; a network[3] connecting computers and word processors and other electronic office equipment within a small area, to create an inter-office system, typically within one building or one site of a corporation. Contrasted to {WAN}, a wide-area network.
Syn: local area network. [WordNet 1.5]
On the other hand, LAN Manager-based networks, because they are extensions of the same operating system that controls client personal computers, can lend a helping hand in running programs.
Interior Minister Enrique Krauss said the landing strip at Mataveri airport was cleared by midafternoon Monday, allowing the LAN plane to take off.
Microsoft said 3Com will help develop further features for the Microsoft OS/2 LAN Manager software as well as sell it through its dealers.
Microsoft's quest to license its new LAN software, code-named OS/2 LAN Manager, is integral to the product's success because Microsoft manufactures no hardware itself, relying on its licensing agreements with equipment makers to boost sales.
Microsoft's quest to license its new LAN software, code-named OS/2 LAN Manager, is integral to the product's success because Microsoft manufactures no hardware itself, relying on its licensing agreements with equipment makers to boost sales.
More than 30 software and computer companies have said they will incorporate LAN Manager into networking products.
Carey told the Santiago newspaper El Mercurio that the agreement will not affect LAN's present traffic rights, which include profitable routes to the United States and several Latin American countries.
A plane carrying U.S. tourists crashed into a channel near the southern tip of Chile, according to officials for the Chilean airline LAN.