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wide area network

computer network that connects devices across a large distance and area
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wide area network

Summary

wide area network ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (922 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • wide area network is a type of computer network[2].
  • wide area network's Commons category is recorded as Wide area networks (WAN)[3].
  • wide area network's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wide area networks[4].
  • wide area network's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'WAN'}[5].
  • wide area network's ACM Classification Code is recorded as 10003088[6].

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Definition and Type

wide area network is a type of computer network[2].

Why It Matters

wide area network ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (922 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Wide area networks
    Used by → Q7946625
    Subclass of → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 2001, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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