AI engineering glossary · Computing foundations
What is WAN (wide area network)?
Wide area network (also called WAN): A network that spans large geographic distances, connecting separate local networks, often across cities or countries. The internet is the largest example, and companies use private ones to link branch offices.
Wide area network: an example
A bank links its Chennai and Delhi offices through a WAN so they share the same systems.
Related terms
More Computing foundations terms
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- ARM architecture
- ASCII
- Asynchronous programming
- Bandwidth
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Where you learn it
Wide area network is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.