name
Meaning 1
A surname from Chinese.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
LAN
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/læn/
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län
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rhymes with -æn
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/ˌɛl ˌeɪ ˈɛn/
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name
Meaning 2
A county of Lüliang, Shanxi, China.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
Acronym of local area network.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences
Examples
- A LAN connects all of the computers in our office.
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noun
Meaning 4
An in-person tournament that uses LAN.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: video-games
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noun
Meaning 5
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: local area network
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: computer network
Narrower terms: ethernet, wireless local area network, WLAN, wireless fidelity, WiFi
History
Etymology
From Mandarin 嵐 /岚 (Lán).
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 蘭 /兰 (Lán) — Lan: the Chinese surname
- Chinese Mandarin: 藍 /蓝 (Lán) — Lan: the Chinese surname
- Chinese Mandarin: 嵐 /岚 (Lán) — county
- Hebrew: רֶתֶ״ם — (abbreviation) local area network
- Japanese: LAN (ran) — (abbreviation) local area network
- Polish: LAN — (abbreviation) local area network
- Portuguese: LAN — (abbreviation) local area network
- Thai: แลน (lɛɛn) — (abbreviation) local area network