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local area network

computer network that connects devices over a limited area
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Summary

local area network ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,168 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: computer network[2]
  • Commons category: Local area networks (LAN)[3]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Local area networks[4]
  • Commons gallery: Local area network[5]
  • Short name: LAN[6]
  • ACM Classification Code (2012): 10003086[7]
  • P14541: 4a0dK8[8]

Why It Matters

local area network has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gsso id → 000185
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ast', 'az', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'bn', 'bs', 'ca', 'ce', 'ckb', 'comm
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Gsso id: 000185, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/157135865|area network (#157135865)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6077|Gender, Sex, and Sex"
  2. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4a0dK8
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 16w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → local-area-networks-computer-networks
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: local-area-networks-computer-networks, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289941457|local area networks computer networks (#289941457)]] in [["
  4. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0000447-lokalni-pocitacove-site
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: h0000447-lokalni-pocitacove-site, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259490|batch #259490]]"
  5. 18w ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Foldoc id → local+area+network, LAN
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Foldoc id: LAN, import FOLDOC ID ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/wikibase-cli/f6585e22ab8ad/|details]])"
  6. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Local area networks
    Subclass of → —
    Icannwiki page id → Local_Area_Network
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ Yso id: 2002, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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