WLAN Last modified: Friday, January 16, 2004
Acronym for wireless local-area network. Also referred to as LAWN. A type of local-area network that uses high-frequency radio waves rather than wires to communicate between nodes. Also see the Wireless LAN Standards chart in the Quick Reference section of Webopedia.
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