1. LAN - Noun
2. LAN - Proper 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
Source: WordNetI had long wondered," Lan said to Tam. "About the man who had given Rand that heron-marked blade. I wondered if he had truly earned it. Now I know." Lan raised his own sword in salute. Robert Jordan
I think Kathaos fears no divine forces.” "Then he's a brave man.” "Oh, men make their own gods,” Yannul remarked. "I have a god with a fat belly, and a house full of expensive women to attend his every need, and I call him Yannul the Lan in Five Years from This. Tanith Lee
A 1970 report from the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory detailing the growth of their "Octopus" network gave a good indication of the situation. citation citation A number of experimental and early commercial LAN technologies were developed in the 1970s. Source: Internet
2011 - The LINX primary LAN was redesigned to a VPLS-based infrastructure with a new vendor, Juniper Networks. Source: Internet
AGN has nothing to do with the players congregated at ANY LAN center. Source: Internet
A fireworks display that traditionally lights up famed Victoria Harbor was cancelled amid safety concerns, while some roads were closed and barriers set up in the Lan Kwai Fong nightlife district to control crowds. Source: Internet