personal area network

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Noun

personal area network (plural personal area networks)

  1. A communications network intended for devices within one person's workspace (a small room or cubicle); it is typically wireless.
    Synonym: PAN (acronym)
    Hypernyms: network, computer network < network
    Coordinate terms: LAN, local area network
    Near-synonym: WPAN (broadly synonymous)

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