WAN

  1. (acronym) .  (computing) Wide Area Network, as contrasted with a LAN, or Local Area Network. Used to describe a computer network that covers a large geographic area, which can refer to several buildings in a city, or several cities. Can refer to a group of LANs connected by dedicated long-distance links.
  2. Adjective.  Pale, sickly-looking.
  3. Adjective.  Dim, faint.
  4. Adjective.  Bland, uninterested.
  5. Verb.  (obsolete) (past of, win) .

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