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What is WAN?

An acronym for Wide Area Network - Any internet or network that covers an area larger than a single building or campus. In other words, WAN refers to a network that connects computers over long distances via telephone lines or satellite links. In a WAN, the computers are physically and sometimes geographically far apart.

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